Naturally, nothing stays the same, and this is especially true in the underwater world. Everything moves consistently to embrace the flux of life that occurs every second. The beauty of life underwater is that nothing will remain the same. In a split second, a school of fish would have changed its formation and direction, a feather star would have curled up from the heat of light, or sharks would have sped away from us—intruders of their sacred world. For slower species such as corals, they might have taken years, decades, or even centuries to grow and form their large colonies, but they are also under constant change in their environment.
Nothing stays still underwater, yet the ocean holds the most ancient species that have occupied this earth. It is a sacred space that I always enter with humility.
As a photography artist, I am learning to be “still” by finding peace in the changes that emerge. I remain “still” by moving and responding continuously to the flow of the water. What comes, comes. What goes, goes. What remains, will not remain forever. Photos were taken in split seconds of their occurrences in front of my eyes. I am learning to not hold on to any moments in time. I am learning to embrace the constant flux of daily life and to welcome all changes—all the ebbs and all the flows. I believe that is how we become free.
