Philosophy of Water
One hand holding my camera, the other tilting a glass filled with water. Sunlight pouring through my window. Caustics dancing across paper.
I was painting with water and light. What appeared only existed while we danced together—the paper went blank afterwards, but the photographs held our union.
Water and light are alive. Intelligent. When I give them my attention, they respond. They teach me adaptability, flow, surrender—everything I need to learn. These photographs are co-creation with water and light, born from attunement and play.
I am in love with water and light, and I feel them loving me back.
“The supreme goodness is like water.
It benefits all things without contention.
In dwelling, it stays grounded.
In being, it flows to depths.
In expression, it is honest.
In confrontation, it stays gentle.
In governance, it does not control.
In action, it aligns to timing.
It is content with its nature, and therefore cannot be faulted.”
— Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu, verse 8
Installation view: Qi, Flow, Heavenly, Rippling Caustics, and Coexistence. I printed these photographs on Epson Exhibition Matte Canvas, stretched and mounted in black matte floater frames, each piece measures 27 × 18 in. Shot on Fujifilm X100V.