TITLE: Solid Water

I was always taught that water has three states: solid, liquid, and gas. This picture, shot during the first day of 2021, demonstrates the fourth state. Just before the lake freezes over, and the water turns from liquid to solid, it stops moving, reflects no light, is absolutely transparent, and -I believe- you can walk on it. This is a state between liquid and solid, and it only happens during one day of the year. What science missed, my old analog Hasselblad film camera has found!

AUTHOR: Ari Jaaksi (Finland)

I'm an analogue photographer. I shoot mostly black and white medium format film. I love the entire process from the film selection through composition all the way to lightroom manipulation and printing. I actually believe analogue printing is an integral part of black and white film photography, and it is only then when the images finally come to life.