STARSHIPS [underwater]

You would think these photographs of alien ships were captured by a space telescope – images of a colony, transporter, researcher, interceptor, shuttle, warrior, and other vessels moving through the dark.

Underwater abstract photograph «Colony Ship» from the Starships series by Alexej Sachov.

Colony Ship

Underwater abstract photograph «Transporter» from the Starships series by Alexej Sachov.

Transporter

Underwater abstract photograph «Researcher» from the Starships series by Alexej Sachov.

Researcher

Underwater abstract photograph «Shuttle» from the Starships series by Alexej Sachov.

Shuttle

Underwater abstract photograph «Warrior» from the Starships series by Alexej Sachov.

Warrior

Underwater abstract photograph «Interceptor» from the Starships series by Alexej Sachov.

Interceptor

Underwater photograph «Witness from the Depths» by Alexej Sachov.

Witness from the Depths

Underwater abstract photograph «Dreamer» from the Starships series by Alexej Sachov.

Dreamer

These scenes are not deep-space recordings. A small nemo fish reveals the true location: molluscs in open ocean, about one kilometre from the coast, photographed underwater in the early morning. Plankton and tiny particles become stars in this imagined universe.