Gallery

"Homage to Haenyeo": The Collaboration

​

Jeju Grannies of the Sea. South Korea

​

Haenyeo are women divers of Jeju Island, who make their living diving for seafood & seaweed with no breathing gear. An ageing and dying culture. Haenyeo in their 70s and 80s still dive.

TRIUMPHANT. WITH TREASURE
TRIUMPHANT. WITH TREASURE
WITH ONLY A MASK
WITH ONLY A MASK
JUMPING IN FROM THE BOAT
JUMPING IN FROM THE BOAT
THE HEANYEO
THE HEANYEO
RETURNING HOME
RETURNING HOME
DIGGING DEEP
DIGGING DEEP
Detail. SURVIVAL - FORMIDABLE WOMEN. Homage to Haenyeo'
Detail. SURVIVAL - FORMIDABLE WOMEN. Homage to Haenyeo'
9. BRINGING IN THE HAUL
9. BRINGING IN THE HAUL
10. THE PROUD GRANNY
10. THE PROUD GRANNY
6. FORMIDABLE
6. FORMIDABLE
5. OUR TRADITION.JPG
5. OUR TRADITION.JPG
Detail - DESCENT INTO THE DEEP. Homage to Haenyeo
Detail - DESCENT INTO THE DEEP. Homage to Haenyeo