Water

A bird of paradise flower with vivid orange petals and a deep blue structure emerges from dark green foliage, dotted with water droplets that catch the light across both the flower and surrounding leaves.

22mm, 1/32, F 1/6.3, ISO 800

Exploring water through its aftermath. These droplets scattered across the bird of paradise create tiny reflections and refractions, each one a small lens. The water doesn’t dominate the frame, but it changes everything—the way light hits the petals, the depth in the dark leaves, the sense that this moment is fresh and fleeting before it all evaporates.