Brian Skerry Appreciation Post
One of the catalysts for my ocean friendly movements was seeing sharks in South Africa. Another was discovering the photographer Brian Skerry . He would crop up on my insta-feed, when National Geographic would share his wonderful shark photos. The captions were always about how we should be respecting these magnificent creatures and adjust the fear mongering narrative we've associated with them. Naturally I followed his account and got major heart eyes over all the underwater photography showcased. So don't expect there to be any actual content to this post, it is literally going to be: "Look at this picture 😍" 😍😍😍 This is a photo of a Mako Shark, taken off the coast of New Zealand. I really like this picture because you can feel the motion of the Mako, one of the fastest fish in the sea. Despite being a static image, it manages to create the feeling of movement. The only time I create movement in my photos is when they are blurry! (But then agai...