We are Giant Stride

Digital art and photography showcasing the beauty and mystery of our world’s oceans.

Our oceans are beautiful and mysterious.

We aim to bring that beauty and mystery to you through stunning works of digital art and photography.

From peaceful beauty

In the waters of St. Croix, USVI

To weird wonders

On the reefs of the Algarve

“How inappropriate it is to call this "Planet Earth", when it is quite clearly ocean.”

— Arthur C. Clarke

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View fullsize 🦉 When we lock eyes I’m frozen in place I’m helpless . . . It’s always a treat when an octopus creeps out of its hiding place to check you out. . . . @octopusaday @marine_encyclopedia #beautiful #diving #divingphotography #diving_
View fullsize A seahorse! I called until I could not speak; I was hoarse, you see . . . A seahorse will sway back and forth to mimic a sponge moving with the current to hide from predators. . . . @marine_encyclopedia #beautiful #diving #divingphotography #diving_p
View fullsize 👁️ This eye always leers Making your skin crawl, appalled It watches you squirm . . . This tompot blenny watches from inside its hole - safe and sound! . . . #beautiful #biodiversity #diving #divingphotography #diving_photography #marinebiology #nat
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