XXI. The Lantern Bearer XXI

"The Lantern Bearer XXI" is a hauntingly beautiful exploration of light and solitude, captured in a series of long-exposure photographs. The lone figure stands on the surface of a lake, holding a lantern that flickers softly against the approaching night. The flame, sometimes vivid and alive, sometimes faint and fading, serves as a metaphor for the delicate balance between light and darkness, time and memory.

The tarnished textures and sepia tones lend an antique, almost otherworldly quality to the photos, while the distant city lights provide a faint connection to the outside world. The interplay of light and shadow in "The Lantern Bearer XXI" evokes Virginia Woolf’s words, “I am rooted, but I flow.” These images are a meditation on time, solitude, and the enduring power of light in the face of darkness.