By
Ryan Rossi
Piece description from the artist
This image is of a colorful group of jellyfish, which is sometimes called a bloom or a swarm. "Bloom" is usually used for a large group of jellyfish that gather in a small area, but may also have a time component, referring to seasonal increases, or numbers beyond what was expected. Another collective name for a group of jellyfish is a smack, although this term is not commonly used by scientists who study jellyfish. Jellyfish are "bloomy" by nature of their life cycles, being produced by their benthic polyps, usually in the spring when sunshine and plankton increase, so they appear rather suddenly and often in large numbers, even when an ecosystem is in balance. Using "swarm" usually implies some kind of active ability to stay together, which a few species such as Aurelia, the moon jelly, demonstrate.
Ryan Rossi is a self-taught nature photographer. He obtained a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University and has received four fellowships for his research in artificial intelligence (AI). He spends most of his free time capturing the often overlooked, but beautiful details that arise in nature.
Ryan’s photography focuses on revealing the hidden side of nature. He attempts to capture the simple, beautiful, often overlooked patterns that form the essence of a natural subject. Ryan’s photography won 2nd prize at the Carolina Nature Photographers Association (CNPA) annual meeting in 2004 and the Alma Thomas Award at the SC State Art Exhibit later the same year. In the last 5 years, he has lived and taken photographs all over the United States. His work has also been largely inspired by his travels and experiences in Europe, Asia, and South America.
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