Deep Dive - 2021 by Sam Dameshek

One of my favorite images to date... Deep Dive was shot on 35mm film an hour off of Tulum's coast in the middle of the Caribbean Sea. I put myself on an inflatable flamingo and drifted off to the side of the boat. I knew in order for the image to turn out the way I wanted It to, the composition would need to be perfect. That being said, I was at terms with the fact that I was floating around in the ocean desperately trying to keep my camera dry and that perfection wasn't on my side. I had Eddy and Victoria get on the side of the boat, gave them the green light to jump, held the shutter release, and left the rest to the universe. When I got back to LA and developed the film, I instantly sifted through a thousand photos to see if "It worked." To my pleasant surprise It did. I knew immediately this needed to be my first 1/1.

The winner of the auction will also receive a full size print of Deep Dive.

I wish every bidder the luck that was on my side when I took this.

Yours Truly SD