This shot was taken on a freedive training day during a break. We were alone in a small boat sheltered from the wind in a cave, just making a break to eat and rest. And suddenly a huge sailing ship appeared, it was very large, elegant and classic, it wasn’t a normal vessel.
When finally the vessel anchored not far away from us, we decided to make an approach swimming with mask, snorkel and fins. And the surprise was that under the surface we found that the ship sported an impressive keel, something that immediately caught our attention, both for the beauty of its shape and for the imposing size.
It was clear that in order to contextualize the scene we needed to take a picture with the freediver going right through. And thus be able to assess the scale of the two forms. Also its different nature, one so geometric and solid against the other so malleable and organic.
Enric Adrian Gener

About the shot

Biography
I was born in Menorca, a small island in the middle of the Mediterranean and I grew up there, surrounded by sea, enjoying and learning from it until I went to university. It was there, while studying art and design, that I had my first contact with photography, studying everything from the darkroom to digital over four years.
I started to work in motion graphics and design, first in some companies and after that as a freelancer. And because my work is purely digital I started to work remotely. This allowed me to change my lifestyle, letting me live in many different places, far away from the city and just a small step from the sea.
I kept working in motion graphics and at the same time started to mix my passion for the sea with photography. For me this is so important because my underwater project was born free – from passion and not for work. Today, it remains the same.