Photo of the Day

a free diver off the coast of Athens
November 7, 2013

Free Diver, Greece

This Month in Photo of the Day: Your Shots

Free diver in a state of absolute serenity during a training session at a blue hole in Vouliagmeni, near Athens.

What Makes This a Photo of the Day? The more time I spend with this photograph, the more its simplicity appeals to me. There is only the diver, perfectly suspended over the ocean floor. And we get to travel along with him. —Alexa Keefe, Photo of the Day editor

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