<p>Russian photographer Alexander Semenov spends a lot of his time under the sea, capturing the alien-like beauty of jellyfish as part of his career. His images are driven by scientific curiosity, but bring an undeniable beauty to the fascinating-but-dangerous subjects. He shared some of his inspiration and technique with us, as well as a few sting stories. See more of his amazing undersea work over on his Flickr stream.</p><p>How did you get into underwater photography? How long have you been doing it?</p><p>I'm the head of the scientific divers team at the White Sea Biological Station (Russia), so I have a lot of underwater work. Photography was just a hobby in the beggning, but now it's not my main duty. I started in 2007 with laboratory scientific photography and moved underwater next year. Now, after few years of mastering skills I can say that I still have a lot of things to learn about underwater photograpy. It's endless education and a lot of work and fun. I love it.</p><p>Can you talk a little bit about the photos you took of the jellyfish with the sky in the background?</p><p><a href="http://www.popphoto.com/how-to/2013/07/alexander-semenovs-amazing-jellyfish-photos">Keep reading...</a></p>