Photographer Ray Collins, who used to be a coal miner and who bought his first camera only eight years ago, has achieved acclaim for his shockingly unfamiliar images of the ocean. His shots capture water as fleeting monuments with almost otherworldly qualities. Collins’s four-minute video profile below is a little overfull with slow motion and self-serving histrionics, but it does provide worthwhile background on his technique.

More samples of his photographs:

Prints of his work are available at raycollinsphoto.com.