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Favourite nap spot

On a boat. The rocking of the ocean and the sound of small waves lapping on the hull knocks me out cold.

Last dream I remember

This is a hard one, I never remember my dreams in much detail. But there’s this one dream I get every year or so and it’s been happening since I was 5 or 6 years old. I’m on some sort of moving platform in a dense green forest, looks kinda like Endor, and I’m running from something - but whatever it is that I’m running from i’ve never found out. Oddly, there's always the same people with me too, but i’ve got no idea who they are. There’s probably some deep meaning to this but it’s a mystery to me!

On my bedside table

It’s chocked full of camera gear and battery chargers - ran out of space to put this stuff! 

On no sleep

On no sleep I go full adventure junkie ... while the adrenalines pumping. But adrenaline and caffeine definitely wear off! Being at the film destination well before sunrise to set up for a shoot is usually the cause of me not sleeping. 

Bedtime rituals

This is a bit of a boring one for me actually, don’t really have any as I can fall asleep almost anywhere. It's a mad struggle for me to keep my eyes open while watching a movie! 

Weirdest spot I’ve ever napped

You won’t believe me, but underwater on the reef. When we used to work crazy hours underwater (I’m talking 2.5 hours on a single dive) and scuba dive with multiple tanks of air, we’d occasionally get 20 minutes to ourselves. When you’re that used to living under the surface it’s not too difficult to figure out how to take a nap. Trick is to use one of your spare air tanks as a pillow to snuggle ;) 

All photos and info by Tom Park @tomsunderwaterphotography

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