Before We Explain the World

Photography by Lu Heng

4Meeting Other Lives

Lives Along the Water

Story 26 of 51 · 5 photographs

A running dog, then birds near the water. Bodies grow smaller until they are outlines against the sky. Notice how movement stays legible even as the distance grows.

  1. A dog runs along a wet beach beneath a low orange sun, with waves beyond.
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    A dog at the water’s edge

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  1. Seagulls fly low over a blue sea beneath a pale, nearly empty sky.
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    Seagulls above the sea

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  2. Birds skim the surf as pink clouds reflect on wet sand.
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    Seagulls above the beach

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  1. A bird silhouette crosses high above the sun and small boats.
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    A bird above the low sun

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  2. Water birds gather on a golden lake beside a dark tree-lined bank.
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    Water birds in golden light

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