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Studies in reflection

Still water

Water becomes a canvas. Golden traces of light drift across a deep blue surface.

The story behind the surface
Blue water with fine ripples and warm golden patterns of reflected light
Water / 2026 Disturb the reflection
Practice
Independent visual study
Subject
Water
Exploration
Studies in reflection
Edition
Selected visions / 2026

01 / A closer look

Nothing here stays still.

A reflection is never a copy. Light touches the water and becomes something else: a line, a fragment, a small interruption in an otherwise quiet blue.

This study follows that moment of change. The photograph supplies the surface; movement invites a second look. Gold and blue hold the composition together while the smallest ripple rearranges everything.

Cropped detail: Blue water with fine ripples and warm golden patterns of reflected light
02 / The detail Golden traces, held for a moment in the blue.

03 / A note on the interaction

The surface remembers every small disturbance.

Move across the opening image to send concentric ripples through the reflection. With reduced motion enabled, the photograph remains still.

Independent portfolio study using licensed stock photography.

Photograph: Diogo Miranda / Pexels