We were shooting the Victoria+Albert tub in the Weeki Wachee River current in central Florida. MerPerson Iara Mandyn (iaramandyn.com) is in the tub, hair flowing. I'm anchored in place even with the tub and holding the left strobe arm to keep it from folding over in the current.

Vicki and Jack Smith allowed our five-person crew take over their dock on this beautiful section of the river.

Tail and top by Eric Ducharme (mertailor.com). Primary tub wrangler was Matthew Quijano. BTS photo by Jack Gittings, Fathom Films, San Francisco (fathomfilms.com).