Photography of Dirk Bolle, Amy Sondova, & Katie Tang.
“Roll on, deep and dark blue ocean, roll. Ten thousand fleets sweep over thee in vain. Man marks the earth with ruin, but his control stops with the shore.”–Lord Byron

“Blue, green, grey, white, or black; smooth, ruffled, or mountainous; that ocean is not silent”–H. P. Lovecraft

“The movie that’s had the most effect on me is Jaws. To this day when I’m in the ocean, I’m hearing that music”–Judd Nelson

“We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.”–Mother Teresa

“I’m an ocean, because I’m really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures.”–Christina Aguilera

“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came.”–John F. Kennedy


“Ariel, listen to me. The human world is a mess. Life under the sea is better than anything they got up there.”–Sebastian the Crab from The Little Mermaid