The Now: Ray Collins

The coal-mining town of Bulli, south of Sydney, is not regarded as a repository of high art, nor as a vibrant and pulsing beehive of life and color, and yet there was Ray Collins. Seven years ago the idea of his new photography book, Found at Sea, would have seemed ludicrous to him; he was still working a mile down in the mines and hadn’t shot a single frame. Collins crawled out of the mines after blowing out a knee-“No shock absorbers left,” he says-and bought a camera with the payout. In the short years since, Collins has transitioned from subterranean to submarine and become arguably the most inventive water photographer in Australia.
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[@BSmithPPG]

Ray, thanks for bringing us land-locked folks memories of surfing past and the images stuck in our heads of glory days and beautiful waves.

[@surfermag]

In seven years, Ray Collins transitioned from subterranean to submarine, where he envisions and documents a new angle of oceanic imagery that has become his very own niche.
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[@suekosa438]

Wow !!!!

[@pakoalouimarikika988]

oui

[@Gregory_Bond]

Ray, you capture the magic and mystery of the ocean. I tried combining your wave videos with my music and its amazing.

[@tomwdanger]

Wow.. that sums up a lot of what surfing is about... watching waves.. anticipating what will happen next. Cool !!

[@ldaniels193]

Grateful for your photographs

[@Moo01100]

Brilliant. Gorgeous water photography.

[@NicholasGraham]

Reminds me deeply of my Hawai'ian days... glorious...

[@mattscheidell5465]

Awesome video. Inspirational.

[@AliceRiobueno]

Jesus!!! So Beautiful and Powerful!!!!!!

[@AntonioEZ]

Ray is one of the best!

[@coleyoshida218]

What camera is used to film this. Thank You

[@lucasalisbury]

SURFER! where is the break on video time (1:14)???

[@hijodmaite]

What housing is being used? Thanks.

[@niamhbilly2029]

Javier Armstrong aquatech

[@beatsandbooger]

Song: Last Ships - Firekites

[@robertdroback7573]

Art in motion

[@timdunk7278]

awesome!

[@Frankieeeeeeeeeeeeeee]

love this

[@POPPIELOK]

Thankyou

[@21BARREIRO]

What's the song

[@mozdickson]

better than the usual SIC crap - go the Illawara

[@TomsMagic14]

i did not know he was color blind :o