Under The Sea: Stunning Images Powerful Of Waves

By Tom Gillespie @TomGillespie1

Breathtaking seascapes have captured the almighty power of waves as they rise up and come crashing back into the water

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Under the sea: An underwater shot shows a swimmer chasing the powerful wave

Photographer Ray Collins' fascination with waves can drift him to more than a mile out to sea, and he has captured images off the coasts of the USA, Iceland, Spain, and Portugal.

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Ray brilliantly captures the force of the wave as beautiful but deadly
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A wave breaks onto the surface of the water in New South Wales

The 32-year-old coal miner, who doesn’t use a waterproof camera, also photographs the calmer and more serene moments he experiences in the ocean.

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Ray is able to get just inches away from the powerful waves with a waterproof casing for his camera
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The power of the ocean: It is difficult to tell where the wave ends in this stunning shot

The Australian photographer has also taken seascapes in France, Hawaii, Indonesia, and New Zealand, but says his favourite place to shoot is off Australia's east coast.

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The blue water looks like an iceberg as it moves across the ocean
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A cloudy day makes the ocean seem more impressive and foreboding

Sharing his passion for waves, Ray said: “Water and light - the combination of, and relationship between these two elements continually inspire me. 

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Abstract: The incredible images look like a painting like by Monet
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Ray's composition creates a peephole in a wave moving across the Pacific Ocean

“The fact that no two waves are ever the same, you don't get second chances in the ocean.

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Drop in the ocean: A rainbow provides a spotlight on the water
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Foam spray crowns a wave as it crashes back into the ocean

“That propels me to capture and freeze the ephemeral moments that would otherwise go unnoticed.”

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Ready to erupt: What looks like a volcano emerges in a wave
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Tsunami: A wave hurtles across the Pacific Ocean and is made to look bigger by Ray's skills

Ray, who started the series in 2013, is from Thirroul in Australia, and works in a mine deep below the ground.

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Green light glows from under the curl of a wave
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Waterworld: One of the photographer's more dark and abstract works

He continued: “It's a pretty big contrast to go from working 1km underground to swimming a mile out at sea. Somehow they feed into each other.”

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Deep blue sea: Ray Collins is a miner full-time

Ray uses Nikon cameras inside a waterproof casing to capture his seascapes.