Photo Essay :: The Ocean

Photography of Dirk Bolle, Amy Sondova, & Katie Tang.

“Roll on, deep and dark blue ocean, roll. Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain. Man marks the earth with ruin, but his control stops with the shore.”–Lord Byron

"Reflections" by Amy Sondova

“Blue, green, grey, white, or black; smooth, ruffled, or mountainous; that ocean is not silent”–H. P. Lovecraft

By Dirk Bolle

“The movie that’s had the most effect on me is Jaws. To this day when I’m in the ocean, I’m hearing that music”–Judd Nelson

By Katie Tang

“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”–Mother Teresa

"Aboard the Pacific Catalyst II" by Amy Sondova

“I’m an ocean, because I’m really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures.”–Christina Aguilera

By Dirk Bolle

“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came.”–John F. Kennedy

By Amy Sondova

By Katie Tang

“Ariel, listen to me. The human world is a mess. Life under the sea is better than anything they got up there.”–Sebastian the Crab from The Little Mermaid