Maria and Dive Academy diving school, situated on Inis Mór, the largest of the remote Aran Islands, documented the underwater wildlife and coral species in the offshore dive sites surrounding these islands. They used a variety of media, including digital video, photography, and analogue super 8 video, employing a unique underwater super 8 camera known as the Eumig Nautica.
Maria created an underwater Super 8 short film Straw Island Inis Mór as the videographer, using the Eumig Nautica Super camera to capture the underwater aquatic life surrounding the Island. With sound production by John McDowell, the film has been showcased at the Clare Island Film Festival and the Underwater Love Film Festival in Venice, Italy, where it was screened on a vaporetto boat.
This project has received support from the Arts Council of Ireland through the Agility Award.
Straw Island Inis Mór
Shot on the Eumig Nautica Underwater Super 8 Camera
Exhibitions and Awards
Strandhill Film and Folk Festival, Strandhill, Co.Sligo (2025)
Underwater Love Film Festival, Venice, Italy (2024)
Clare Island Film Festival Short Film Screening, Clare Island Co.Mayo (2024)
Shortlisted for the underwater photography section, Love your Coast photography competition, Clean Coasts Ireland (2023)
Postcards for Gaza, Engage Art Studios, Galway (2023)
