Shelby here.

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filtered through the water which changes on a daily basis, the visibility, the

color, the clarity, and it just it's it's incredible.

Oriana Poindexter is a professional artist whose work weaves together photography, science, and marine life.

Her art is very unique.

Oriana uses seaweed and light sensitive chemicals to make stunning, almost

haunting prints. She lives in San Diego where she free dives in kelp forests for inspiration

and to harvest materials for her art.

Before she became an artist,

Oriana was on a more traditional career path.

She majored in photography and went to graduate school for marine biology.

Eventually, Oriana was able to marry her passion for art and science into the lifestyle and

art career of her dreams. I'm Shelby Stanger and this is wild ideas worth living

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Oriana Poindexter has felt a pool to the ocean since childhood.

She grew up in Laguna Beach, where she spent countless afternoons playing on the beach with her family,

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