Montreal-based director and photographer Benjamin Von Wong created these breathtaking images of models exploring the sunken ruins of a 50-year-old shipwreck off the shores of Bali.
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His team involving 2 models and 7 additional support divers, all had to be trained and licensed to be underwater.
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"Normal clothes couldn’t be rented since the sea water would wreck them, so we had to find a designer willing to part with the clothing they’d lend us."
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The entire shoot took place 25 meters below the surface and as the equipment was limited, Von Wong had to relied heavily on natural light and a single camera in underwater housing.
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"Lighting and gear would be limited – shooting underwater meant that we had to work with what we had available: on camera strobes or natural light."
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Check his website: http://www.vonwong.com/
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His team involving 2 models and 7 additional support divers, all had to be trained and licensed to be underwater.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZXMS_KzLgCH4ZuDlPUuz0c4oB5JxOBCLHvvi1KS58V6Bnv0XXkGqmiNPW3HRo5GZNK0djQY1ogq1a_v9D-mCvLR0ejIgjokI_mtHdKZfj8sc7-xHC6WNL7Ls0R6Uxk0Siv59vmvmL24w/s1600/02.jpg)
"Normal clothes couldn’t be rented since the sea water would wreck them, so we had to find a designer willing to part with the clothing they’d lend us."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEvq1I5CycSxF6jhsjnyhIQay0Ol-dkl-0fAzW0s4aArp0cG77TOA4nt41XlEW416DjhLz563xTj2fycRwhB_xyeOGUXYH54t_9wtzMTmPW6Auo8R8-JWBCrBssBTl23VY5JB5DaReDY/s1600/03.jpg)
The entire shoot took place 25 meters below the surface and as the equipment was limited, Von Wong had to relied heavily on natural light and a single camera in underwater housing.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEpircBIC7ZhjwzjU9uWjAuQxJ052S6gAY9_yERnNfUBZ9xD0CfojQ4TQMkHmKIomv7gakALk79dlwf284_TFm8pb3ZVHq0Qwm-jh7qbgGn0HrURy-djNR4AqOgcxlN3ak8mN7zN3xgJQ/s1600/04.jpg)
"Lighting and gear would be limited – shooting underwater meant that we had to work with what we had available: on camera strobes or natural light."
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR-t-E_TsIDXhsVKQrAezFmatzeGpA7tRQXPkWcWgEuNv0NNoOI6vFRENt3soE76i-qxLaX9JhZq_LyZcQSHm2gx9zmLMc-zP5zu95rTRrHtv_xoGsWujKrh2IHWtaZtFEnXdGQs6szMU/s1600/05.jpg)
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Check his website: http://www.vonwong.com/
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