I don’t often admit it, but I’m a little scared of the ocean. It’s majestic and beautiful – but it’s also more powerful than we can imagine. These photographs of waves – frozen in mountain-like peaks just before they come crashing back down – truly illustrate how breathtaking the world’s oceans are.
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These incredible images are the work of photographer Ray Collins, as part of his Seascapes collection. Collins captures the ocean at its most powerful – in beautiful crescendos of strength and crystalline purity. Check his work out below.
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![Wave photography by Ray Collins](https://www.greenpeace.org.au/static/planet4-australiapacific-stateless/2024/02/1490cf04-lifebuzz-fb4ee94ff0543cd37fb61fc8c74cd868-limit_2000-e1427937678888.jpg)
![Wave photography by Ray Collins](https://www.greenpeace.org.au/static/planet4-australiapacific-stateless/2024/02/bc735e7b-wave-photography-ray-collins-31__880-e1427937667940.jpg)
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