Nereids

PrizeShortlist in Photography
ArtistJoel Coleman
CategoryProfessional

A collection of underwater nudes photographed between Australia and the Solomon Islands. The name Nereids comes from ancient Greek Mythology about nymphs from the sea and means ‘daughters of Nereus’ but also ‘the wet ones’ from nêros the Greek word for ‘wet’. These supernatural sea nymphs and were believed to inhabit the oceans, representing everything that is beautiful about the sea. The Nereids were reputed to be the most beautiful and beguiling of the sea nymphs. Like all nymphs, the Nereids had the gift of prophecy and divination.