the ocean is a powerful source of art. the photos below are all taken by us and include the moments we captured by the sea. interspersed throughout the images are posts linking to our favorite poems and books inspired by ocean. click on their images to read more.
“The Ocean”
Nathaniel Hawthorne’s reflection of the tranquility and peace that the ocean provides.
dynamic
animated on Adobe XD, this gif reflects the ocean’s constant movement.
halo
sunlight radiating in a corona over the beach at sunset.
“The World Beneath the Brine”
Walt Whitman’s powerful description of the biodiversity and unseen wonders of the sea.
childhood
the most iconic part of going to the beach as a child—building sandcastles.
“Song of the Sea”
a poem about the expansive power and influence of the sea by Rainer Maria Wilke.
grey
a desaturated photo that reveals the beauty in the coastal landscape itself.
flying home
a flock of gulls over a cloudy gold sunset.
meditation
to us, the sea brings calm and peace—the rhythm of the waves lapping at the shore offer a tranquility beyond what anything else can provide.
empty
a piece of digital art developed on Autodesk Sketchbook to highlight how the ocean’s complexity is what makes this tranquil blue surface so fascinating.
nature
a juxtaposition of land and sea in this setting, with the thriving coastal chaparral plants in the foreground, that represents the importance of a healthy ocean in supporting other ecosystems.
perspective
an image of Land’s End (“El Arco”), the southernmost point of Baja California on a gloomy, but still brightly lit, day.
breaking waves
spilling breakers along the San Clemente pier.
“As if the Sea should part”
An Emily Dickinson poem on the endlessness of nature.
overhead
Mexico’s coastline from above—note the many hues of the ocean.
excerpt from The Sea Around Us
environmentalist Rachel Carson’s book on the intersection between the sea and society.
an ocean in crisis 