PLEIADES (The Seven Sisters)
Pleiades also known as the Seven Sisters is a star cluster in Taurus constellation, located 440 light years away. It contains more than a 1,000 stars, of which only a few can be seen with the naked eye between October and April. It contains clouds of dust and gas illuminated by the stars as they […]
The Boundary of Survival
This photograph is a meticulous study in visual contrast: the luminous, soft texture of the marine creatures against the hard coastal substrate beneath the waterline. Every ring of light illuminating their organic structure symbolizes their persistent struggle for survival in one of Earth’s most challenging environments. The work captures an ephemeral moment within a fragile […]
I am in me.
The windows were the gateway to light entering the dark space of the church.
Shadows
The sunlight was shining from behind the clouds, creating beautiful shadows.
Wheat
Every year, farmers harvest their wheat crop at the end of the summer season and, in a process, separate the wheat husk from the grain itself to prepare it for wheat processing.
Christmas Lights
Christmas night, 2024. Storms had been building all day and by evening they were putting on a show. My son and I dragged chairs onto the deck to watch. Him with my iPhone, speedy fingers ready. Me with my camera, waiting. Some strikes flipped the sky to daylight. This one cut through quietly, just a […]
Soul Stare
Black-shouldered Kites don’t mess around with subtlety. This one perched outside our window, close enough that I didn’t dare open the glass doors. I stood there shooting through somewhat dirty glass and watched it turn its head to stare directly at me. It swivelled, locked those red eyes onto mine, and held the stare. Not […]
Shimmer and Silk
This ranunculus wasn’t following the rules: random orange flashes, burgundy bleeding into red, vibrant magenta edges. That’s why it went into the studio. Mid-shoot, a small spider positioned herself on the rule of thirds line. White against deep red, like she’d been waiting for her moment. She had not been invited. She was absolutely staying. […]
Fury Unravelling
This is what weather looks like when it unravels. Two dark vortices stacked above each other, a curtain of rain tearing through the middle, a rainbow forcing its way into the frame, and beyond it all, blue sky already moving in to reclaim the afternoon. Every phase of a storm’s life cycle in a single […]
Buddha Head, Banyan Tree, Wat Mahathat
The temple complex at Ayutthaya, Thailand’s former capital, was destroyed in the 1700s by an enemy kingdom. And many of the religious statues had their heads hacked from their stone bodies. But over time, a Buddha head found itself clutched in the tender roots of an expansive Banyan tree. A kind of metaphor for the […]