whalesharks

An algorithm that was originally developed to map the stars is also used to track whale sharks for the sake of conservation efforts.

In August, I undertook an exciting personal project, an attempt to create underwater fine art images of a beautiful swimmer arcing alongside enormous whale sharks. After a busy year of shooting, I’ve had a welling desire to create imagery that speaks to my deepest soul; and to forge a large-format print for my house.

Now that we've released the photos, I wanted to share more details about how I captured the images.

The photograph above may look like some kind of imaginary scene conjured up by a Photoshop wizard, but it's an actual photograph showing a real model swimming with a real whale shark.

Photographers Shawn Heinrichs and Kristian Schmidt carried out the "revolutionary fashion shoot" recently off the coast of the Philippines, creating a set of fashion photos that are unlike any we've seen before.