Underwater SwimmerAndrs Kertsz American, Born Hungarian 1894 1985 Title: Underwater Swimmer, 1917 Size: 24x30 in Gelatin silver print _______________________________________________________ One of his most iconic images is the "Underwater Swimmer," which he took in 1917 while swimming in the Adriatic Sea near the island of Korula. The photograph depicts a swimmer seen from above, his body suspended in the clear blue water with the sun shining through the surface above.