Old Underwater Photography
- Filed under: Cool
- Date: Jul 9,2008
Photos taken in 1938, photographer Bruce Mozertom near the coast of Florida Silver Springs. Over the 45 years he has done photos coast of Florida and its inhabitants. He actually was one of the pioneers of underwater photography.
39 Responses for "Old Underwater Photography"
Wow. These are amazing!
wow those are some amazing pictures.
I really appreciate the thought that the photographer had in mind while setting up the shots. Truly an original idea for sure.
These are great! I doubt anyone today could do as a good a job.
These look like promotional photos done for Cypress Gardens in Florida!
Wow!! I wonder how long it took to set up and shoot each scene. I feel breathless just looking at them.
Cool, time stopped. Would be cool to see some that are taken now.
photoshopped
Really impressive. And definitely not Photoshopped.
Hardly photoshopped. Look at the pictures - they have that soft look to them that signifies 35mm film. It’s not a CMOS or CCD sensor.
Besides, look at the signs of the times. Photos of the “American Life” abound. The bathing suits are from the 50’s. So does the air conditioner in the window shot.
I looks Photoshopped. Yeah, the reflections are all wrong. Definitely Photoshopped.
Wick: These weren’t Photoshopped, they were taken in 1938 you idiot.
Totally awesome.
I saw a modern photographer take underwater shots of models in otherwise normal scenes on Americas Top Model a while back. Wish I knew his name still.
Really an amazing and creative concept.
Photoshopped…lol
Aloha
I just saw these images and I am blow away! It just goes to prove that nothing is really new. Check out my underwater images at my blog site.
http://www.sarawallphotography.blogspot.com
Amazing how they managed to keep the women’s hair down.
Very cool pics.
These are definitely from the 50’s. Photoshopping has taken the fun out of photoshoots! How did the models manage to stay ‘down’?
this is so lol
If anyone’s interested, here’s a modern day photographer that does similar work:
http://www.barbaracole.com/bcIndex.php?com=home
His name is Bruce Mozert, not Mozertom
totally photoshopped. you can tell because the 1938 version of photoshop always made people wear old timey bathing suits when you select the ‘underwater’ effect.
fantastic stuff, I love the parodies at work
and hey wick, maybe it’s YOU who’s photoshopped =_=
I would like to see someone do a recreation of something like this.
As a native Floridian, I must point out the Silver Springs is not near the coast. It’s dead-center in the state near Ocala. In fact, that’s where the majority of our more beautiful springs are. Unfortunately, it’d be much harder to get away with these kinds of photos today since most of the springs are now state parks. The state takes every measure to protect the natural beauty of these gems.
I think it would have been amazing to see some of the less built up springs back then (Ichetucknee, Alexander, and Silver Glen..) before people started visiting them. Places like DeLeon Springs, Silver Springs, and Rainbow River were more touristy and privately owned. Wakulla Springs in the panhandle is the heaviest flowing spring in the world (and it’s actually kind of scary to snorkel near the giant gaping hole.. the water is often murky nowadays from nitrates leaching into the water system), but it’s been built up and was once privately owned.
I’m envious of the people way back when before things got so built up. William Henry Jackson was one lucky guy (look him up if you don’t know his work).
WOW!!!!!!
Besides, look at the hair. hair doesn’t move like that anywhere above water. and in the window picture, you can see someone swimming in the background, bubbles and all from the kicks.
I would be happy to see those swimsuits come back
Styles repeat…
That’s amazing. The fish must have been a bit scared seeing the first one being done…!!
wow amazing
oneday, i’ll make photos far more better then this (”,)y
nice…
those were so sick.
i love old photos
TOTALLY FAKE, you jerk also believe the americans actually went to the moon, right??
Oh the good old days… I love the b/w and gentleness that comes across as well as the twinkle in eye type feel. Wow notice how the girls fee are always arched and pointed… that was so glam look back then! Thanks for look down memory lane. Tryign to figure how to make an ehow article out of this and credit your page as resource - its that good.
I forgot to mention, I love that whole underwater thing… Give it a nice feeling. That one pic almost looks like a young Paul Newman.
There has come winter
It became cold and cloudy!
Mood very bad
Depression Begins
Depression Depression Depression aaaaaaaa
:( 
HEEEEELP
I hate winter! I want summer!
near ocala, fl on !-75. center of state. where tarzan ands african queen were made. this is a spring.
I very much love summer
Someone very much loves winter
I Wish to know whom more
For what you love winter?
For what you love summer? Let’s argue
fantastic pics!
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