Ray Ives este un om extraordinar. Prima amintire pe care o are este de la varsta foarte mica, avand rau de mare, leganat de valuri pe un vapor. Acum are 75 de ani. In mod oficial, lucreaza ca scafandru din 1965, pentru a isi castiga existenta. De-a lungul zecilor de ani de scufundari, a strans o colectie impresionanta de obiecte pierdute sau uitate pe fundul marii: sticle, pachete de tigari, monezi, cutite, pistoale, borcane, elici, sabii, baionete, munitie, tacamuri, si o multime de alte lucruri frumoase, vechi, care au probabil o poveste minunata in spate. Asa cum spune si el, lucruri pe care oamenii le-au aruncat peste bord, pentru ca nu mai aveau nevoie de ele, sau au crezut ca nu le va mai gasi nimeni. Ray inca foloseste un costum de scafandru din anii 1900.
 
Este o poveste impresionanta. Declaram “Ray: A Life Underwater” ca fiind clipul acestei saptamani.

A rogue with an eye for salvage – and the ladies – Ray: A Life Underwater is an affectionate portrait of one man’s deep sea diving career, told through his extraordinary collection of marine artefacts.

Like a modern-day pirate, 75-year-old Ray Ives has been scouring the seabed for treasure his whole life.

The former commercial diver has plundered the deep for over fifty years, bringing to the surface anything that glittered — even gold.

In a shipping container near the water, Ray tends his museum of cannon, bottles, bells, swords, portholes and diving gear.

He even still takes to the water in a 1900s diving suit.

Produced and Directed by Amanda Bluglass amandabluglass.co.uk
Editor and Director of Photography: Danny Cooke dannycooke.co.uk
Dive photography: Neil Hope divingimages.co.uk
Soundtrack: Tony Higgins tonyhiggins.org