A view beneath a concrete pier shows repeating pillars receding over turquoise seawater, with soft surf washing onto wet sand beneath a pale, cloudy sky.

Where Water Passes

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2024-07-30

About this piece

Photographed from the shoreline, the underside of a concrete pier forms a measured procession toward the horizon. Weathered pillars and sharply defined beams frame turquoise water, while softened surf and reflections on wet sand temper the structure’s geometry.

The story

I stood beneath the pier where the sand darkened with each arriving wave. From that position, the pillars seemed to gather into a single doorway far out over the water. I framed their repetition, but kept the open sea on either side; the structure needed room to breathe. What held my attention was the contrast between the stained, heavy concrete and the luminous water moving freely through it.

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