<p>Erena Shimoda always had a passion for the sea. Her experience as a scuba diver, going back 10 years, gave her the necessary skills to pursue underwater portrait photography and capture beautiful images transformed by the ocean.</p><p>After surviving a life-changing car accident in which she lost her father and nearly lost her vision as well as her left arm, Shimoda knew she wanted to work with people to ensure they could reemerge from their own traumatic experiences, as well.</p><p>"I always wanted to help people with my creative skills," says Shimoda. "I just didn't know how or who."</p><p>She started volunteering for the American Cancer Society's "Look Good...Feel Better" campaign, where cancer fighters learn how to put wigs on to improve the way the feel. This experience made Shimoda see that she could easily combine her two passions underwater photography and helping others and create a beyond-unique result.</p><p><a href="http://www.refinery29.com/2013/12/58506/underwater-portraits-cancer-survivors">Keep reading...</a></p>