Breath Held Under – Fine Art Photography by Menno van der Meulen

Female body submerged and pinned underwater, face pressed down and hand gripping her hair, in a dark erotic scene exploring control, submission and restraint by Menno van der Meulen.

Breath Held Under (2022)

Submerged in a quiet tension, “Breath Held Under” captures a moment between dominance and surrender — where control is both physical and psychological. The water blurs the boundaries between aggression and intimacy, reducing the scene to movement, pressure, and suspended breath. What remains is a fragile equilibrium between violence and care, presence and disappearance.