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Documentary · 2025

Below the Surface

水面下

A submerged portrait in which fabric, breath and light move at the same pace.

A poetic underwater portrait among bubbles and dark fabric.
Film00:12

Project notes

“Underwater, time stops behaving like a straight line.”

This independent portrait study follows breath and suspended material. Long visual passages and minimal direction preserve the uncertainty of each descent.

Client
Self-initiated
Format
Photography + 12-second concept film
Disciplines
Documentary, Underwater unit, Film, Colour
Location
Callao, Peru

Film · 00:12

Independent studyConceptual portfolio study. No commercial client is represented.

Read visual transcript
  1. 01A figure floats below dark teal water as bubbles cross the frame.
  2. 02Black fabric folds through amber shafts beneath the surface.
  3. 03The film leaves the water on a distant, dark coastline.

Deliverables

  • Underwater portraits
  • Concept film
  • Colour treatment
  • Accessible captions

Credits

Creative direction
KAGE Studio
Photography & film
KAGE Studio
Edit & colour
KAGE Studio

Conceptual portfolio study. No commercial client is represented.

01Material study — breath without a figure.
02Exterior study — the water before entering.

Project gallery: Below the Surface

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Black fabric floats in dark water crossed by amber light.
Material study — breath without a figure.
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