"Patterns" by Johnny, 17 | Dry Tortugas National Park 2016

Dry Tortugas is an amazing place. It is simply one of the most beautiful places on earth. It is still hard for me to believe that I was there. You might be able to look this place up on Google, but when you see it with your own two eyes, it will all change. This place has so many things to do. The opportunities in this fort will always keep you busy. Anyone who will ever come to this fort will fall in love at first sight. This place can change you in a good way. It made a lot of things in life make sense to me. Dry Tortugas made me happy and I know it could make anyone happy.

About Johnny: Hi, my name is Johnny. I enjoy playing sports and fishing. But little did I know that my favorite thing of all was underwater photography. My past was full of getting in trouble with the police and reckless behavior. That behavior got me sent to the place where I would find out the good things life has in store for me. When I was sixteen I was sent to Northwest Passage. During my time in the program, they taught us how to use underwater cameras—and what we were able to do is amazing. This is what led me to have a much brighter future. Every photography trip I went on helped me more and more. Being underwater was my way to know that I will have an ongoing, better future.