1st Place Underwater Fashion

Lucie Drlikova

"Tea Party"

The Story: 

This photo is part of my project Once Upon a Dream in Waterland, which I have been working on since 2017. All the scenes are real, including the food and cakes, which were made from concrete and covered with special colored foam, photographed underwater. Costumes, props, and scenes are hand made by me.

About my project Once Upon a Dream in Waterland:

Once upon a time, in magical, enchanted depths, in the land of the endless water, there lived a girl named Stella. When she was born, her godmother, the Sea Angel, gave her the book “Once Upon a Dream in Waterland”. 

While Stella is sleeping, she is dreaming stories from her favorite fairytale book. Alice in Waterland is one of those stories. 

The project represents a return to my childhood, to the stories that I imagined as a child and these are the stories, I wanted to tell one day to my daughter. Unfortunately, she was never born. 

This is the reason I am working on my project, to tell the underwater stories and in the time this project became my baby.

Location: 

Prague, Czech Republic

Equipment Used: 

• Camera: Nikon Z7II
• Housing: Nauticam Nikon Z7II Housing
• Lens: Nikon 17-35mm Lens
• Lights/Strobes: Subtronic Strobes

Camera Settings: 

• Aperture: F7.1
• Shutter Speed: 1/160 sec
• ISO: 500

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