Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Sea of Light: Underwater Photography of Richard Salas

Swim alongside photographer Richard Salas as he chronicles the undersea beauty of California’s Channel Islands Marine Sanctuary. For the last five years, Richard has braved the cold waters and unpredictable currents to bring us a truly memorable collection of portraits and seascapes. Not content to simply record the well-known life forms, Richard uses dramatic lighting to uncover a world you would scarcely imagine. It’s a world of never-ending color and texture, inhabited by a cast of ocean-going personalities ranging from the comical to the sinister. And all just a few miles off our beautifully familiar California coastline. Click here to view some of the highlights from this stunning new book called, Sea of Light.

Our audience was enthralled with your slide show and your explanation of how you went about creating the photos. I had never really thought about the problems of shooting underwater. Many of the photographers in the audience commented to me that they learned a lot of what they need to do to try to improve their underwater skills. - Linda Brown, Aquarium of the Pacific

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