When I was in Miami for Art Week, I was fortunate to have an
amazing assistant, Elisabeth Murray. Her daughter, Daniela, happens to be a Brazilian
national golfer, and I immediately asked to photograph her for Athletes Among
Us. With the help of my friend, Jeremy Saladyga, I came up with the
idea of a golfer "playing through" in a swimming pool. It's one of those
ideas that sounds great until you actually try to do it.
Many complications ensued, including a freezing
swimming pool, aprehensive volunteers, an uncooperative golfball, and my
total lack of understanding of underwater photography. But the most
difficult challenge we faced was buoyancy:
Finally, it all came together. Daniela and I hit the bottom at the same moment, and I shot this one frame before she floated away:
I can't wait to do it again. Next time I'll bring a weight belt. And a snorkel! Check out the full series at athletesamongus.com
