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Underwater sculpture of a mermaid
Freediver with mermaid sculpture
The tail fin of an underwater mermaid sculpture teeming with marine life.
Close-up of marine life around tail fin of underwater mermaid sculpture
A shoal of fishes hang around the sculpture.
Underwater sculpture of a woman
Underwater mermaid sculpture
Fishes and sculpture
Close-up of sea urchins
Close-up of anemone growing on an underwater sculpture
Spotted snake eel hunting in the seagrass meadow surrounding the sculptures.
Peacock flounder close-up
Lion fish up close
Pile of empty shells next to a hole and a rock with sea anemone in a seagrass meadow underwater
Lizard fish (Synodus intermedius)in a seagrass meadow

Monumental mermaids of Martinique

Photo essay by Lou Luddington:
Manman Dlo is a mermaid sculpture submerged in the bay of Saint Pierre in the Caribbean island of Martinique. Weighing more than 20 tons, it was installed by local artist Laurent Valère in 2004, as homage to the sea and an invitation to protect it. The head of the sculpture is upturned to the surface. A little further away you can see the tail fin, as if the body of the creature is buried in the sand. © Lou Luddington

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