Welcome to the Ocean
Photography work of Matt Bagley

Below
These are experiences, what it truly feels like below the surface, the divide between worlds. The ocean is not blue; it’s green, black, and hazy, full of shadows and darkness.
Light is sparse; visibility is limited, sometimes moving more by feeling than seeing. We are only guests here, those who live beneath feel, touch, smell, and have sensors we could never understand and still have much to learn from.
Light is sparse; visibility is limited, sometimes moving more by feeling than seeing. We are only guests here, those who live beneath feel, touch, smell, and have sensors we could never understand and still have much to learn from.
About
I’m looking for the perfect balance of light and composition. Those small moments in life where we feel perfectly connected to nature. Whether it be in a single breath dive, the morning light bouncing off the oceans surface or the darkness that comes before the moon. There is so much beauty that it’s hard to look past. Endlessly searching for those moments of natural interactions, I’m drawn to them. Not only to capture but to experience them. These are a collection of those moments.

Blog / Articles
"4:00 AM thoughts & possibilities, ideas during the early hours of the morning"
Media / Awards
The Beauty of Underwater Photography / Editorial Moscow Foto Awards / Interview Ocean Culture Life / Storytellers Interview PA2F Environmental Photography Award 2021 / ‘Reasons for Hope’ International Photography award /Nature/Underwater /2nd Place / Ocean Photographer of the Year /Exploration / Highly Commended NDAwards / 1st place Nature Underwater Australian Photography Awards Winner






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