When I look up from only inches below the surface, I see our footprints were should not have been any. I see only what men have created.

-- B.Stude

"Stude's underwater monochromatic photographs show evidence of human intervention where there should be none.Beautiful and mysterious large-scale shots of the oceans’ depths show emptiness except for marks left by humans but devoid of sharks. Emphasizing that emptiness, Stude offers the viewer a stunning image and at the same time a stark reminder that the shark population could disappear or become extinct. Unlike Thor Heyerdahl’s remarkable journey long ago showing detritus in the seas and the damage being done to the oceans, Stude portrays the oceans as a destitute underwater scape. Both are warnings to us as readers and viewers: it matters if we litter, our environment matters, and it matters if sharks are obliterated from the sea."

-- Dr. Ann Albritton October 2015