KIMBERLY GREENWOOD
When Light Pierces Through, It Pulls Us Through The Darkness

In even the darkest of depth, a single beam can begin to pull us back to the light. Light brings life to the surface, its strength piercing the dark. In this series, we visualize light penetrating the depth and darkness, creating a path to return to the surface. This series is a parallel with the struggles of what so many of us feel inside. In periods of darkness we feel broken down, weak, shells of ourselves. When the light creeps back in, we begin to emerge, steadily warming and accepting the light. When we embrace it, our radiance and beauty is on display for all.

These images were shot in a series of cenotes in Mexico’s Riviera Maya. Each image was captured in camera, below the surface of the water. The series tells this story of the light breaking through darkness, revealing the beauty being hidden. The locations ranged from a few meters, to over one hundred meters in depth. The models and photographer freedove to capture each image on location and in camera.

Author
Kimber Greenwood is the owner of Water Bear Photography, an underwater portrait photography studio based in North Florida. She is an establish portrait photographer and educator, having taught hundreds of other photographer from around the world how to capture underwater portraits. As an advocate for this growing niche of the photography industry, Kimber strives to set the global standard of quality and safety in the underwater world. Through her work, primarily with women, Kimber uses the water medium as a way to show not only beauty, but also strength and resilience. It's not well understood that modeling underwater is incredibly difficult and it takes a great amount of strength, breath work, and control to achieve posing. Kimber's work represents that strength and difficult, displayed as iconic, eye-catching imagery.

Website
https://waterbearphotography.com

Instagram
@waterbearphotography

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