A Belgian photographer and an Austrian freediver dived to 45.4 meters in Warsaw to try to break the world record for the deepest photo session.
Christin GerstorferAustrian freediver, joined Flemish photographer Filip Blommaert at a depth of 45.4 meters to break the world record for session photographic deepest underwateraccording to local media reports.
Special Forces operator and underwater photography specialist with models: two professions that do not usually go hand in hand. The military combat diver pushes the limits by fusing the extreme with the artistic.
Blommaert tells the media that the idea of breaking the record for the deepest underwater photo session came up during his recent trip to the Philippineswhere I was taking photos with Alessia Zecchini, an Italian freediver who holds the world record for female freediving. Gerstorferwhose personal apnea record is in 65 metroswas also present during the trip and He did not hesitate to take on the challenge.
The photo shoot, titled ‘Wings in the Deep’, took place on Sunday at the Warsaw Deepspot, one of the deepest indoor diving centers in the world. Together with another diver, Blommaert descended to the bottom of the pool with diving tanks and his equipment. Gerstorfer followed him shortly after, but no bottles. The freediver he helped himself with some weights to reach the bottom of the pool, where posed for a minute before swimming back up.
Blommaert reveals that the session consisted of two warm-up dives and two imaging diveswhich lasted two minutes each. The flamenco photographer points out that time constraints were not the only difficulty the duo faced. He highlights the underwater communication barrierthe challenge of costume and lighting execution, and the importance of your own buoyancy.
On his Instagram, Blommaert acknowledges the “exceptional logistical challenge” of the event, and thanks her team, including safety divers and makeup artist Marike De Meester.
In an interview given to the media, the Belgian photographer states that hopes to reach the depth record of 60 meters next year. He also reveals his aspirations to push the boundaries even further and hopes to achieve one day the 100 meters.
The current world record of this type is held by a Canadian photographer who dived to a depth of just over 40 meters. Blommaert’s record has not yet been verified by Guinness World Recordswhich has strict guidelines for those who want to set a new record or beat an existing one.
But the photographer assures the media that don’t expect surprises and states that took the necessary steps to ensure proper documentation of the record attempt.
