Description - The Guardian on the Water
In The Keeper on the Water, you see a great egret standing motionless on the water's edge, surrounded by tall, dense reeds. The picture is done in black and white, bringing out every texture - from the soft feathers to the sharp lines of the reeds. The bird forms a bright point of light in the dark surroundings, as if guarding the silence itself.
The inspiration for this work came from a search for peace amidst chaos. The heron does not stand there by chance: this is its domain, a place where time slows down and every movement takes on meaning. It is precisely by omitting the use of colour that the essence remains: form, light, balance.
The atmosphere is serene, almost cinematic. The image exudes loneliness, but not in the gloomy sense-more like a conscious isolation, a moment of complete presence. As if the world comes to a halt for a moment and the heron is the only one who sees it.
The message of the work?
Rest is not a place you travel to, but a moment you dare to capture. The heron symbolises alertness in silence: watchful, calm, and completely in harmony with its surroundings.
I try to capture my passion for nature with my camera. I particularly photograph composition, macro and birds.
Going out all day and coming home feeling fulfilled...
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