Before the woman appeared, I was simply looking at the sea. My mind was quiet. It was a wide beach. Gentle waves, a distant horizon, a cloudy sky. The black-and-white frame held no special event. I was only standing there, looking at the sea. Just looking The sea opened wide. An endless horizontal space. I did not try to fill it. In a low and quiet temperature, I stayed as I was, letting time flow slowly. My feet rested on the sand. My eyes reached toward the distant lighthouse and island. I was in no hurry. There was no urge to move forward, nor any desire to stop. I was simply looking. What entered by chance Suddenly a woman’s silhouette walked into view. A seagull passed through the sky. Neither was something I had sought. The original scene was just me looking at the sea. They entered by chance and stayed only briefly. I did not follow the woman. I did not chase the seagull. The moment remained low and quiet. The slow flow of time did not change. The space of staying The p...

  I no longer remember exactly when I took this photograph. According to the date recorded in the file, it was May 4, 2026. At that time, I had just resigned from my previous job and was taking a short period of personal rest while looking for new work. Life still felt tense. I was in a situation where I had to work simply to survive. Each day carried a sense of obligation. In the remaining hours, I would get in the car and drive without any particular destination. Moving through the landscape without purpose became a small opening for breath. If I encountered a scene that matched the state I was in, I wanted to photograph it. The Mountain I Met on an Aimless Drive While driving without knowing where I was going, I came upon a mountain in a place I could not name. It was not a particularly high or famous mountain. It was simply a mountain that had remained there for a long time. The wind was slowly moving the clouds, and through the gaps in those clouds, light filtered down and ...