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Underwater Photography by Ilse Moore Ilse Moore is a South...





















Underwater Photography by Ilse Moore

Ilse Moore is a South African full-time photographer who specializes is underwater fashion and fine art photography.

While my underwater photography often involves commercial, fashion and bridal shoots, my conceptual work speaks of a subconscious denial of reality. I have always been attracted to surreal imagery. I believe that photography as a medium lends a kind of realism to these ‘fantasies’, allowing it to exist in closer relationship to the viewer. I like that it suggests the possibility of an indiscernible truth. Shooting underwater seemed like the logical next step in finding a balance between the surreal world and my own reality…

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