Phoebe Fitz

Meet Phoebe Fitz—a Miami-based artist with a gift for capturing the surreal beauty of the human form underwater.

Blending her background in documentary filmmaking with a fine art lens, Fitz creates hypnotic dreamscapes where bodies and bubbles move in quiet harmony. Raised in South Florida and immersed in the world of natural history storytelling alongside her Emmy-winning father, she developed a deep connection to water—one that flows through every frame of her work.

Fitz’s work has been exhibited with C+C Photography Gallery in Palm Beach, New York, and Nantucket, as well as Avant Gallery in Miami. Beyond gallery walls, she also offers commissioned sessions that empower women and celebrate the intimate connection between body and nature.

Q: Can you tell us the story behind this photo and how it shaped your current work?

A: This image is of my dad on a National Geographic shoot in 2020. We were filming manatees for 4 weeks in the Florida Springs, and this particular spring is one of the most amazing places I’ve ever been. I was hired to do production stills of manatees and some behind-the-scenes, and the BTS ended up being my favorites. I feel like the human in the frame gives context to how crazy the landscape is, and it was shots like this that made me want to focus on the human experience in water over strictly wildlife.

Q: Can you walk us through your creative and editing process? How has your work evolved over the past year, and where do you see it heading?

A: Editing is a big part of my process—lots of trial and error. I experiment with rotations, cropping, and mirroring to create a surreal feel while keeping the magic of water. Recently, I’ve embraced the pool environment, focusing on tile patterns and light refractions, shifting from trying to mimic natural water to celebrating the geometry of pools.

Phoebe collaborates with water. Her underwater photographs capture the quiet dialogue between body and element. Holding her breath as she shoots, she enters a meditative state shared with her subjects—stillness that infuses the images.

Though they appear effortless, each photograph reflects technical precision and creative risk: tented indoor pools, submerged backdrops, moonlit simulations. Her work is dynamic, fluid, and grounded by an undertone of calm.

Phoebe Fitz’s underwater works were the perfect touch for one of our recent projects for Dr. Caroline Larson’s medical office, adding a calming, ethereal element to the space. Their fluid, dreamlike quality brings a needed sense of serenity and quiet reflection to the environment.