TITLE: Resonance of Light

Light has long been understood as a means of revealing objects. In this work, however, light does not simply illuminate; it moves across surfaces, dissolving form and unsettling boundaries. In doing so, the subject no longer appears as a fixed entity, but as a state that continuously transforms within time. Rather than focusing on what is seen, I seek to capture the subtle fluctuations and residual traces that emerge in the very process of perception. The images, recorded through extended duration, movement, and unstable focus, do not define clear contours. Instead, they reveal the accumulated trajectories of light. Resonance of Light arises from this condition. Here, light is not merely reflected; it vibrates, overlaps, and expands through time, forming a field of resonance.

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