The Unknown Swimmer
A yearning, profound, unspoken
To return to our place of origin
Back to the womb-wet, womb-dark
Womb-silence
Or some deep ancestral longing
For homecoming
To be subsumed
In the arms of the life-mother
In the rise and fall of tides
In the half-life of a breath
In the green secret places in the water
In the cadence of a phrase
So deeply held
So sacred
So perfect
(written by the unknown swimmer)
The Japanese word Ikigai describes Jason Reekie’s connection to photography. The finding of joy in life through purpose. Every new project becomes the purpose, beginning a fresh search for meaning by interpreting mine and others ideas, and turning them into images.
French photographer Aurélien Lulah Ferreira captures a New York with people living lives parallel to the American Dream.
John Blais takes the 1930 Grant Wood painting as a starting point for his portrait series featuring couples referencing the original pose.
Théo Giacometti’s road trip takes in the sleaze of Vegas, LA and beyond, channelling the real and imagined experiences of the American Dream for an outsider.
Michael Parfitt’s series captures the vibrancy of the people and streets of Manilla during the Saint Niño de Pajotan Festival.
