Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

2The Position of Looking

Almost a Line

Story 13 of 51 · 10 photographs

The shore recedes and the horizon grows faint. Similar views sit together so that small differences have time to emerge. At the end, branches over the water draw the eye back to what is near.

  1. Clouds reflected in sunset water; Purple clouds open around a bright horizon above small dark islands.
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    Clouds reflected in sunset water

  2. Sea beneath blue haze; A blue island silhouette floats in haze above a sea that has nearly disappeared.
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    Sea beneath blue haze

  1. A lake beneath pale haze; A hazy headland fades across a wide, almost colourless sea.
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    A lake beneath pale haze

  2. Calm sea and a distant lighthouse; A low island and a tiny lighthouse sit in still, pale blue water.
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    Calm sea and a distant lighthouse

  1. A black-and-white sea and distant island; A low dark island lies across calm water under a textured grey sky.
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    A black-and-white sea and distant island

  2. A black-and-white hill and lake; A dark hillside rises diagonally above a still lake in black and white.
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    A black-and-white hill and lake

  1. Pine branches above a lake; Pine branches enter from above and frame a pale lake and distant shore.
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    Pine branches above a lake

  2. Willow branches over the water; Thin hanging branches descend over pale water and a distant blue shore.
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    Willow branches over the water

  3. A riverbank willow in black and white; A willow-lined riverbank recedes in a high-contrast black-and-white view.
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    A riverbank willow in black and white

  1. A pink lake beneath a pale sky; A thin shoreline divides pale pink water from a lavender-blue sky.
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    A pink lake beneath a pale sky