Underwater photography of scuba divers, coral, or wildlife can sometimes seem commonplace regardless of the remote destination or subject, but Indonesian photographer Hengki Koentjoro (previously here and here) bucks the trend with his desaturated, dark, and often brooding images taken in and around Jakarta, Indonesia. While his landscape photography above ground is often dreamlike and mysterious, as soon as the blue is removed from the ocean it introduces a slightly menacing tone that while deeply beautiful, sets the viewer a little on edge. Oh and also the sharks. Koentjoro is one of my favorite photographers right now and you should get lost in his photos for a bit. Find him on 500px, Flickr, and Art Limited.

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Paris (by blažena)

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Top: Sahara, Algeria
Bottom: Yamal Peninsula, Siberia

Photographed by Sebastião Salgado as a part of his epic Genesis project

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The Louvre is evacuated before German invasion in 1939, its works returning in 1945

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Studien - Der Mensch [Hands of a Tenor], 1928 (August Sander)

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A diver has a very personal moment of dejection at the bottom of the pool during the 2012 CCCA Swimming and Diving State Championships at East Los Angeles College Swim Stadium on Thursday, April 26, 2012 in Monterey Park, CA. (Photo by Suzanne Tylander © 2012) This particular photo represents an emotional moment rarely caught underwater. This particular diver was expected to win the entire event. The diver knew as soon as he hit the water his form was flawed and that he might have just lost it all. I was fortunate enough to witness this moment as it was unfolding underwater. I captured the sequence of emotion just a split second after he hit the water and began to sink to the bottom with a sense of defeat written in his body language This was the image I chose from the series. I have felt this emotion and disappointment before as many athletes do. My chance to capture it underwater was rare but beautiful. It is a moment no competitive athlete wants to relive but something important that many of us can relate to. It is raw and human and real.

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Ashley Oostdyck

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And we danced.

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Nous by Benoit Courti on Flickr.

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thenakedtruthx:

She’s beautiful

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untitled by rumsey on Flickr.

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Aisha Mitchell and Jermaine Terry. Photo by Richard Calmes

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The Last Days Of Artic - Photography by Ragnar Axelsson

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