Underwater sculpture gardens

A British artist's underwater sculpture gardens, planted off the coast of Cancun, Mexico, encase hundreds of life-sized men, women and children. Divers are not only welcome but encouraged to explore the hundreds of detailed bodies and faces otherwise left in the quiet company of fish and creeping coral reefs. The mission of 37-year-old artist Jason de Claires-Taylor is to distract divers from the nearby Mesoamerican Reef, the second largest barrier reef in the world, that struggles to handle the swarming tourists annually. Photo: Mail Online