Shropshire's Alex captures a picture with real depth
Photographer Alex Turner has brought the underwater world to life in a series of images as he sails towards his dream career.
The 22-year-old, from Beckbury, near Shifnal, is on target to achieve his ambition of becoming a professional marine photographer. It's a career that runs in the family, since his grandfather was an underwater photographer with the RAF.
Mr Turner's journey began with a media production course at Telford College of Arts and Technology. The former pupil of Ercall Wood School in Wellington then earned a place at Falmouth University where he graduated with a degree in Marine and Natural History Photography.
He has since combined his studies with becoming a diver as he works towards gaining a licence to operate as a professional underwater cameraman. Mr Turner says he loves showing people the underwater world they wouldn't normally be able to see.
"Photography has a real opportunity to help people connect with the marine world. A way of bringing the species and habitats to the people needs to be found, instead of trying to take the people to them," he said.
His projects focused on capturing close up 'macro' photographs of marine wildlife, and to do this Mr Turner had to set up his very own 200-litre tank in a university laboratory, and maintain it himself.
He collected a variety of small fish, crabs, crustaceans and other creatures from rock-pools on Falmouth beach, then set about creating his spectacular portfolio of work.
