The life aquatic

Initially used to promote Silver Springs in Florida (home of the fabulously kitsch Weeki Wachee mermaid shows),


photographer Bruce Mozert's sparkling underwater images present a cheerful view of suburban Americana:






They're like the cheescake alternative to this beautiful image from the December 1947 edition of Harpers Bazaar:


(click the pictures to enlarge - the last one is particularly pretty in larger format)