PRESENCE

Presence is when a subject is aware, located, and unavoidable.
Not moving through. Not frozen.

Attentive Beings

A small yellow and gray bird with black spots on its chest perched on a thin tree branch against a blurred green background.
A small red bird with brown and red feathers is perched on a mossy, lichen-covered tree branch, with a blurred green leafy background.
A common merganser bird standing on a log near water, with green background.
A brown and white bird with streaked breast perched on a thin tree branch, with a blurred background of green leaves and blue sky.

Held Before Change

Close-up of a pink and white flower bud on a green leafy plant with a blurred green background.
A dragonfly with yellow and black stripes perched on a tall, thin, dried twig against a blue sky with some clouds.
Close-up of a heron with brown and white feathers, a yellow eye, and a long pointed beak, surrounded by green foliage.
Two deer in a forest with autumn foliage, one is partially hidden behind a fallen log and the other is standing among trees with yellow and orange leaves.

Landscape as Witness

A lone white heron standing on the top of a small, leafy tree in a body of water, with a dense green forest and hills in the background.
Lush green trees in a valley with rolling blue mountains in the background under a partly cloudy sky.
A forest path during autumn with fallen leaves, sunlight filtering through trees, and a railing on the left side.
Scenic view of rolling green hills with grazing cows under a partly cloudy blue sky.

Human Trace

A storefront with signs reading 'The Blue Slide Market,' 'WELCOME,' and an advertisement for Slush Puppy with a cartoon dog mascot. The windows display ice cream and coffee ads, and there is a trash bin outside.
Person holding a handmade protest sign on a street, with visible text stating 'United We Stand, Divided We Fall' and illustrations of raised fists.
Nighttime scene of a narrow alleyway with illuminated holiday snowflake decorations hanging above. A man leans against one wall, looking at his phone, while a group of people stand further down in the alley.
Graffiti on a white brick wall saying, 'Please don't' with an arrow pointing up and the word 'Litter' underneath.

These photographs are about presence — moments where attention, subject, and place meet, and meaning emerges through relationship rather than action.

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