So he started where most people start, wherever the fish are brightly colored and the water clear. That has included the Great Barrier Reef off Australia, the Red Sea and, of course, the Caribbean. It was only a matter of time until he found himself taking pictures in his own back yard, so to speak, the New River - sort of like the vacation photographer who realizes that home may not be so colorful as the Grand Canyon, but it's just as beautiful in its own way. Looking at Abraham's portfolio of photographs, it's easy to see why he was eager to capture the brilliant colors of the fish and flora of warm waters. By comparison, his New River photos are darker, but perhaps more dramatic.
Visibility is limited in the New River.
You're lucky if you can see 15 feet away. He uses a strobe light for all his underwater photography. In the river, that light can capture the subtle colors of the fish. His New River pictures include a mudcat emerging from black surroundings like a sea monster, a log perch that looks like a miniature muskie and a blue gill that seems to be hanging at the mouth of a cave in the autumn woods. Sometimes he just photographs rock ledges in the river.