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Waves frozen in time: Dramatic fast-frame photographs show ice-cold sea crashing against Italian shoreline
- The images were taken by Italian photographer Giovanni Allievi, 44, on a trip to Savona in Italy
- Mr Allievi, from Varigotti, sets off early in the morning to capture the waves in all their glory
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The pictures show the waves precisely at their breaking point displaying what appears to be a crystal-like blanket of water.
The images were taken by Italian photographer Giovanni Allievi, 44, who was on a trip to Savona, in northern Italy.
Stunning: The images were taken by Italian photographer Giovanni Allievi, 44, on a trip to Savona in Italy
'Where I live the sea is a peaceful presence, but in certain seasons it can show its power,' said Mr Allievi.
'To me, humans seem like dwarfs in comparison to the power of nature.
'During sea storms it is possible to see this spectacular phenomenon where the waves can take up amazing shapes.
'There is a place a few kilometres from where I live in which the sea bed rises abruptly and ends with a vertical cliff, it is an amazing sight to witness.'
The pictures show the waves precisely at their breaking point displaying what appears to be a crystal-like blanket of water
High tide: These incredible shots show waves precisely at their breaking point, displaying what appears to be a crystal-like blanket of water
Mr Allievi, from Varigotti, in Italy, says he sets off early in the morning to capture the waves in all their glory.
With the sun rising in the background behind the waves, he captured the stunning aqua colours as the water breaks.
Mr Allievi said: 'It takes a long time to capture these photographs.
Taken near Mr Allievi's home in Varigotti, Italy, he sets off early in the morning to capture the waves in all their glory
There is a place a few kilometres from where Mr Allievi lives where the sea bed rises abruptly and ends with a vertical cliff