CHELSEA YAMASE

“I fell in love with how unremarkable a spot might look from the surface, yet under there I’d see dolphins, turtles, schools of fish or caves to explore—so many things you would have no idea existed from being on the beach.

“The ocean is an entity that I feel a special kinship to. It’s been my greatest teacher and an ever-present factor in my life. I don’t know what kind of person I would be had I not grown up on an island. The ocean is the place I go to for healing and for fun.”