Under the sea! Real-life mermaids swim through the ocean like fish
GLIDING through the ocean like fish, these are the real-life little mermaids going for a swim as they chill out under the sea.
This model resembles a model as she glides through the ocean
The beautiful images show the stunning models swimming through the deep blue ocean.
Crystal clear water surrounding them, the women look majestic as they act as one with nature.
The beautiful images show the stunning models swimming through the deep blue ocean
The amazing pictures were caught on camera by photographer Ben Thouard, off the coast of Tahiti in French Polynesia.
I wanted to feel the grace and beauty of a woman swimming
He said the shoot combined his love of diving and photography.
Mr Thouard, 29, said: "I've been wanting to create these images for a long time – it combines my technique of diving and shooting with flash with my surfing background.
The photos were captured by photographer Ben Thouard
"I wanted to feel the grace and beauty of a woman swimming – and then I thought it would be nice to picture them like real-life mermaids.
"It was difficult for the models to pose underwater, even though they're really good swimmers.
Ben said he wanted to 'feel the grace and beauty of a woman swimming'
"Even for a good surfer and swimmer, it's really hard to get a good, gracious position underwater.
"I really love the ocean, and taking pictures underwater – we were all stoked with the end result."