TITLE: cycle of stillness

The beauty of life and death in nature, and the cycle of its stillness.

It's really exciting to see the creative world through a light hole in the dark box in my heart.
The world thrives and is full in a cycle of life and death.
Light, water, and wind that have been around since the beginning are the sources of life and the mystery of nature.
Water is a haven for showing beauty in various forms, embracing all things, and dreaming of resurrection.
Flowers and leaves gained strength from their roots and lived the life of a tree.
Having met the water at the end of their lives, they dream of still resurrection that returns to the source of life.
Silence, it's a wait to discover the breath of the creative world.
It's a breath of transcendent freedom that's not dominated by the senses.

AUTHOR: JAEHO BAE (Korea, Republic of)

I explore my inner world through the abstractions of nature, gazing into the essence of natural phenomena. My photographs are paintings of light, drawn by wind and water using the brush of time and space.
They are not mere captures of subjects, but the language of the soul that blooms in the moment when one existence meets another. For me, photography is a journey that asks how deeply I love my subject, and how that love transforms me.
Nature is always speaking. When the wind brushes the breath of trees, when ripples embrace light and shimmer, I sense an unseen language and rhythm within.
It is the mystery of life—like a fractal—repeating yet always arriving anew.
I translate that intangible life and flowing energy into light, sharing the stories of precious beings who live in harmony with nature. For me, photography is not about dazzling technique, but about holding my subject with my whole heart and sharing the joy it gives me. The beauty I discover in encounters with flowers, trees, water, wind, and people is the result of thoughts and emotions shaped by my soul.
Light is a gift from the sky to all. I respond with gratitude and capture that light through my camera. May these photographs become a healing language shared with the world, and an open window through which a quiet, clear light seeps into someone’s heart.


2025 Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), Honorable Mention – Abstract, Japan
2025 ND Photography Awards, Honorable Mention – Abstract, Europe
2025 Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3), Honorable Mention – Abstract, FR
2025 International Photography Awards (IPA), Honorable Mention – Abstract & Minimal, USA
2025 Monovisions Photography Awards, Honorable Mention – Abstract, UK
2025 Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA), Nominee – Abstract, UK
2024 ND Photography Awards, Honorable Mention – Abstract, Europe