Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

6Life Itself

Pause at the Water’s Edge

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From an anchor and a small tower near the shore, look towards rocks, distant mountains and an estuary. Something close by gives the distance its measure. There is no hurry to leave this wall.

  1. A large white anchor stands on a sandy shore, with water, a breakwater and blue sky behind.
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    A white anchor ashore

  2. A wooden tower by the sea; An empty wooden lookout stands in shallow water beside breaking waves.
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    A wooden tower by the sea

  1. White surf surrounds a low rocky coast beneath flat green land and cloud.
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    White water at the rocks

  2. A rock arch above crashing waves; White water breaks through a rock arch along a low green coastline.
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    A rock arch above crashing waves

  1. Coastal plants above the shore; Low coastal plants fill the foreground; sand and a distant building soften behind them.
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    Coastal plants above the shore

  2. A boat beneath the sunset; The broken frame of a ship rests on wet sand as the low sun shines through thin cloud.
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    A boat beneath the sunset

  1. Distant mountains above the sea; A low island sits beyond smooth water beneath a ceiling of broken grey cloud.
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    Distant mountains above the sea

  2. A river among islands; A dark volcanic island sits in a silver bay beneath a pale blue evening sky.
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    A river among islands

  3. A blue coast and distant island; A blue lagoon bends between a dark shore and a strip of open sea.
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    A blue coast and distant island