Monique from Honduras has two passions: scuba diving and photography. She takes you with her into her underwater world where swimming with sharks, and weightless floating above the corals, makes you realize how important our oceans are! From childhood on I have always loved swimming. I used to live near or at the water, and until this day, the beautiful bay in Roatan is my backyard. Being in the water feels liberating, underwater, above water, floating in the water, it doesn’t matter, it relaxes me. What is that feeling I have over and over again with water…? Maybe I was a dolphin in my past life? I am always triggered by the unknown, want to explore depths and go where most people don’t (dare to) go. Probably that’s why I ended up in Honduras, which literally means ‘depths’ in Spanish. Swinging, being weightless and just be as invisible as long as possible When I dive at a depth of 35 meters, sometimes all kinds of thoughts go through my mind. Floating between the schools of fish and beautiful corals makes me realize that I am a lucky person. Maybe I am sometimes ‘narced,’ which is slang for having nitrogen narcosis. […]
When love is in the air! I felt privileged to capture their beautiful underwater wedding. Julia and Bryan, I met here in Roatan, they decided to get married underwater and organized it within twee weeks! An unique event. A challenge to photograph. Toronto Life published their Love story and my photographs; read more! https://torontolife.com/city/life/real-weddings-inside-underwater-ceremony-honduras/?fbclid=IwAR2WWD9A2tBzXRVMccHRYryuwMknh_xW2Tc3G8uJESJQ4zjYfkRUoDBaoJ8 Who wants to get married underwater? We can organize it for you! We have the perfect dive sites for making an unforgettable experience. It has shallow sandy bottoms with a good visibility. Send us an email monique@taree.eu Monique Y. Tarée