The Weight of a Pause
We are taught to move through the woods as if we are going somewhere. We walk with a destination in mind, our eyes fixed on the path ahead, measuring the distance in steps. But there is a different way to be in the forest. To stop. To let the…
Laotan Girl by Ryszard Wierzbicki
I took the photograph of this little girl in Nong Khiaw area in Laos, in December 2012. Nong Khiaw is situated above the Nam Ou river, with beautiful views on the river and peaks around. I had rented a boat from a local fisherman and went together…
The Weight of Still Water
I remember sitting on a wooden jetty in late October, watching a fisherman untangle a net that seemed to have more knots than rope. He didn't look up when I sat down, but after a while, he gestured toward the water. He told me that the lake…