Born in Hawaii and later living on Washington Island, WI, water has always felt like home. Before I could physically dive into underwater photography, I challenged myself to work with what was available to me. This project became an experiment in pushing the boundaries of what it meant to be an underwater photographer—without an ocean in sight.

For 100 days, I created an image involving water each day. Using an underwater housing for my phone, I explored reflections, distortions, and movement beneath puddles, streams, lakes, faucets, and fountains—even an ice-water jug. Toward the end, I embraced a phase I called “chuck it in a bucket,” tossing fruit and household objects into a large tub of water, photographing how they floated, sank, or transformed.

This series was one of my first adventures into (under)water photography, a step toward capturing the otherworldly feeling I knew I wanted to bring into my creative work.