Ray Collins is a colorblind Australian coal miner who is in love with the ocean. He spends his off days photographing it. (Photo by Ray Collins)
Collins says he enjoys capturing the moment before the moment, the anticipation, not knowing how the end of the wave's journey will play out. (Photo by Ray Collins)
Collins feels as though he's taking a portrait of a living thing at times. He says the “wave mountains” are almost nature imitating nature. (Photo by Ray Collins)
At work in the mines, Collins descends down over half a mile in a cage on rope, then has to drive about 12.5 miles through a tunnel. He says it is extremely dangerous, dusty and dark. (Photo by Ray Collins)
Collins says it's hard to fathom the balance between his life underground and his life with the ocean. (Photo by Ray Collins)
Collins says he feels like he lives two completely separate lives with the vast differences between the mine and the ocean, but that he feels most at home in the saltwater with his camera than anywhere else. (Photo by Ray Collins)
Collins first began photographing in 2007 when he bought a camera to shoot his friends surfing around his home. (Photo by Ray Collins)
He is still driven to capture the water, saying he aims to “freeze” the relationship between water and light. (Photo by Ray Collins)
“Mountainous Waves”. (Photo by Ray Collins)
“Mountainous Waves”. (Photo by Ray Collins)
“Mountainous Waves”. (Photo by Ray Collins)
“Mountainous Waves”. (Photo by Ray Collins)
“Mountainous Waves”. (Photo by Ray Collins)
“Mountainous Waves”. (Photo by Ray Collins)
29 Mar 2015 12:40:00,
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