Read this Wildlife Art Journal article FLOATING (b-14) By Wayne LevinSubscribers may see all 35 images. GALAPAGOS SHARKS FEEDING, (sc1211) By Wayne LevinSubscribers may see all 35 images. FORMATION OF PILOT WHALES,(168) By Wayne LevinSubscribers may see all 35 images. CIRCLING AKULE, (sc-214) By Wayne LevinSubscribers may see all 35 images. SWIMMER WITH WHALE, (sc-403) By Wayne LevinSubscribers may see all 35 images. Dreams Of The MermanWayne Levin's Incredible Undersea VisionsWritten By Todd Wilkinson (Author's Bio) [Editor's Note: With the surf being up on another summer north of the equator, we've decided to feature again our feature about underwater photographer Wayne Levin, just one of many stories in the Wildlife Art Journal archives. From July 2, 2010 through October 15, the Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center in Honolulu is featuring an exhibition of Levin's new images taken during a trip to the Northwest Hawaiian Islands and Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the largest marine protected area in U.S. waters).
By Todd Wilkinson
For most of us, enlightenment is a perpetual odyssey of ascent.
We rise out of shadowy slumber, battling amnesia attached to our dreams, only to arrive groggy and—if we're lucky—awakened by the glow of morning sun.
We ask ourselves (if we still can remember them): Were the visions delivered to us real?
In Wayne Levin's underwater oeuvre, heightened awareness is achieved in reverse: We are plunged forth into a tenebrous tableau, escaping the comfortable world we know, sinking ever deeper through the aquasphere as shifting elemental forces rearrange perception.
Descending into the oceanic abyss, we are not put to sleep but jarred into a new state of consciousness, as if in the midst of unending REM.
Perhaps it is the primordial memory of amphibious ancestors calling us home to swim with sharks, whales, dolphins and seals; or maybe we are heeding beacon signals sent from long-lost Atlantis on the bottom. Additional Article Information:· Article is 3,609 words long (250 are displayed in this preview). Author: Todd Wilkinson Post Date:June 30th, 2010 'Brace yourself and seize the snorkel mask! Wayne Levin's underwater photographs will leave you mesmerized. Like Poseidon with a Nikonos V strapped to his arm, the Hawaiian lensman works primarily in black and white but his portrayals of sharks, whales, dolphins and fish schools will leave you riveted. Trust us: You've seldom seen photography like this before.
[Editor's Note: With the surf being up on another summer north of the
equator, we've decided to feature again our feature about underwater
photographer Wayne Levin, just one of many stories in the Wildlife Art
Journal archives. From July 2, 2010 through October 15, the Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center
in Honolulu is featuring an exhibition of Levin's new images taken
during a trip to Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, the
largest marine protected area in U.S. waters).
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