Ray Collins: From coal miner to ocean photographer

Australian photographer Ray Collins is known around the world for his stunning images of waves as they complete their journeys to shore, capturing the power and essence of the ocean. He grew up in Wollongong in New South Wales and first worked for years as an underground coalminer. A bad workplace accident left him unable to walk for several months which is when he first picked up a camera and swam out into the surf near his house, initially photographing a friend who was a surfer.