Jay Patel

Diving Into The Unknown | When I step into water it gives me a primal sense of being alive. Anything other than that flows away. Water influences my existence and personality. This project is a journey and exploration of how I interact with the “fuzzy blue” in different ways. I ask myself, why do I have such a deep connection? I record every feeling and interaction by making photographs some with a camera and some without. 

My ongoing project about water is based on a childhood trauma in which I was thrown into a pool by my swimming coach. Afterwards, I did not swim for 8 years. I became a self-taught swimmer, spending more time in pools, lakes and rivers. Swimming eventually became a favorite mode of recreation for me.The experience of isolation and contemplation in swimming made me feel more alive and is quite therapeutic. www.jaypatelphoto.com