Below the Mist - Chrissy Martinez
Below the Mist - Chrissy Martinez
from $225.00
After only a few hours of sleep I stepped out into
the darkness into the just below freezing weather
and hopped onto my motorcycle with just a half
helmet and the type of gloves that always left my
fingers feeling like frozen crinkle cut fries when the
weather was like this, leaving me with just enough
flexibility to grip the clutch and brakes.
Just minutes into my 45 minute ride I could feel the
burn of the cold stopping the natural bends in my
fingers as I screamed and sang into the wind to
push through the next 40 minutes.
There were many moments where I desperately
wanted to pull over to warm up my hands and
photograph the rolling landscapes covered in frost
but I had to keep going to get there on time.
I arrived early and while my hands were still barely
thawed I pulled out the camera and was able to
photograph a few moments just before the sun
came up and as the mist was rising off of the 72
degree springs. Witnessing this moment so that I
could share it with you made it all worth it.
Below the mist and 15 feet down lies a round
opening into part of the Floridan aquifer where
millions of gallons of water flow into the Santa
River. 90% of Floridians rely on water from the
Floridan aquifer as well as people all the way into
southwest Georgia. We are currently extracting
water from the aquifer in Florida at a deficit and
releasing excessive nutrients into the springs,
smothering out the subaquatic vegetation with
algae from excess nitrates.
I dream of what can happen and what our springs
will look like if we start listening to Miccosukee and
Seminole nations of Florida and live in
reciprocation with the land and water rather than
constantly extracting from it and what could happen
if the state finally started listening to the
suggestions from Florida Springs Council & Florida
Springs institute.
Photographer: Chrissy Martinez
Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper. Add a wonderful accent to your room and office with these posters that are sure to brighten any environment.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan
the darkness into the just below freezing weather
and hopped onto my motorcycle with just a half
helmet and the type of gloves that always left my
fingers feeling like frozen crinkle cut fries when the
weather was like this, leaving me with just enough
flexibility to grip the clutch and brakes.
Just minutes into my 45 minute ride I could feel the
burn of the cold stopping the natural bends in my
fingers as I screamed and sang into the wind to
push through the next 40 minutes.
There were many moments where I desperately
wanted to pull over to warm up my hands and
photograph the rolling landscapes covered in frost
but I had to keep going to get there on time.
I arrived early and while my hands were still barely
thawed I pulled out the camera and was able to
photograph a few moments just before the sun
came up and as the mist was rising off of the 72
degree springs. Witnessing this moment so that I
could share it with you made it all worth it.
Below the mist and 15 feet down lies a round
opening into part of the Floridan aquifer where
millions of gallons of water flow into the Santa
River. 90% of Floridians rely on water from the
Floridan aquifer as well as people all the way into
southwest Georgia. We are currently extracting
water from the aquifer in Florida at a deficit and
releasing excessive nutrients into the springs,
smothering out the subaquatic vegetation with
algae from excess nitrates.
I dream of what can happen and what our springs
will look like if we start listening to Miccosukee and
Seminole nations of Florida and live in
reciprocation with the land and water rather than
constantly extracting from it and what could happen
if the state finally started listening to the
suggestions from Florida Springs Council & Florida
Springs institute.
Photographer: Chrissy Martinez
Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper. Add a wonderful accent to your room and office with these posters that are sure to brighten any environment.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
• Paper is sourced from Japan
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