Viva Brighton Issue #80 October 2019
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Single Use Plastic I<br />
ART<br />
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Lexi Laine<br />
Freediving photographer<br />
I’ve been a professional photographer for<br />
twelve years. I’m a wedding photographer,<br />
and I love it. But I needed a more artistic<br />
outlet that was just for me, so in 2013 I took<br />
up underwater photography, which I’d done as<br />
a project at art school.<br />
I use a mirrorless digital camera – a Sony<br />
A7R3 – with an underwater housing, which is<br />
perfect for the job.<br />
I make otherworldly and ethereal<br />
underwater images that usually depict a<br />
single female. My aim is to try and capture<br />
how beautiful and peaceful the underwater<br />
world is. I also want to comment on the harm<br />
humans are doing to the ocean, particularly<br />
with plastic.<br />
People say they find my work symbolic.<br />
There’s usually a journey involved, often<br />
towards the light of the sun reflected on<br />
the surface of the water. Some people see<br />
the journey from life to death; others say it<br />
represents for them some personal transition<br />
they’ve made.<br />
Two years ago, I joined NOTANX, a freediving<br />
club based in <strong>Brighton</strong>, where I’ve learnt<br />
to stay underwater for longer. I really enjoy<br />
dynamic apnea – I can swim around 90 metres<br />
underwater – but I’ve also learnt to hold my<br />
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