International Photographers of the Year Ian and Erick Regnard will exhibit their award-winning Floating Bits collection at Brisbane’s Maud St Gallery for the first time on Australia’s East Coast.
The twin brothers achieved the almost-impossible in 2007 by taking photos underwater on Polaroid 4×5 large format film to create Floating Bits. The resulting incredible photos won them International Photographers of the Year in New York in 2010 at the International Photography Awards in the special category, and numerous awards around the world since.
Floating Bits is inspired by the need to be alone, but knowing that there is a presence somehow lurking closer. The collection was shot on Niue, a Pacific Island east of Tonga. This island is made up entirely out of limestone and when it rains, the impurities are filtered from the water, resulting in crystal clear water and visibility for 60 to 100 metres.
In addition to the full Floating Bits collection, some images from the A Thousand Kisses Deep collection featuring a different model photographed with sensuous sting-rays off Tahiti will also be showcased.
