What Remains. A Trace

North Arm Wildlife Trail, September 2026

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A year ago, spinal issues left me wondering if I could ever find my path in photography again. Forced to slow down, I turned my lens closer to home.

The world that was close at first glance seemed so so familiar and ordinary, but gradually it began to offer something overlooked before.  It was beauty everywhere: in every single dry leaf, in the withered flowers, in the thin stems with a single dry bud.

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There are days when I feel my world shrinking—no more long trips to Antelope Island, and Bear River MBR has become a big question mark. But deep down I know it hasn't actually grown smaller. It’s simply different, and in its own way, still deeply interesting.

Generally, life is good.

Drawn on Water - III. Melody of Silence

Bear River MBR, October 2026

Generally, life is good.

Drawn on Water - II. The Chaos

 

Bear River MBR, October 2026

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Nature is a living paradox—wild and chaotic up close, yet deeply elegant and serene when viewed from afar.

Generally, life is good.

Drawn on Water

Bear River MBR, October 2026

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Yesterday morning, I visited  the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. It greeted me with silence interrupted only by the intermittent, unmistakable song of blackbirds. 

Immediately upon arrival, I was strucked by aquatic plants and their clear,  mirror-like reflections cutting across the surface in stark, calligraphic lines—so graphic and deliberate they demanded a pause. 

Standing there by the edge of the water, watching nature ink its own designs across the surface, a new series, Drawn on Water, was born.

Generally, life is good.