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 the inner world of human beings and the essence of existence through the natural abstractions left by light, water, and wind.
The diffusion of light reflected on the surface of water, the surface stirred by wind, and the fading colors and forms become important visual elements in my work. I regard nature not as an object of representation, but as a resonant field where creation and disappearance, presence and absence intersect.
Rather than focusing on concrete subjects, I pay attention to flow and diffusion, silence and traces of light. Within this process, nature moves beyond realistic landscape and is transformed into abstract and contemplative imagery.
For me, photography is both a reflection of the world and a form of visual contemplation that reveals the sensations of the inner self.
By combining the painterly quality of light, the abstract nature of the natural world, and the contemplative quality of empty space, I seek to visualize the resonance of existence and the traces of invisible sensations through the language of photography.


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