There are moments in nature that seem to exist outside of time—moments when the world is hushed, and the boundary between the seen and unseen blurs. My photograph “Fishermen in Mist” was born from one of those rare mornings, when the fog rolled in thick and the landscape transformed into something both familiar and mysterious.

Yet, there’s a unique power in stripping an image down to its essentials. Black and white photography invites us to look beyond the surface, to notice the subtle interplay of light, shadow, and form.