Sometimes when I don't know what to do

when everything around me seems overwhelming

when I feel like I have nothing important enough to say

or like I have nothing interesting enough going on

I drive to the water and make a photograph of the water and the horizon and the sky.

The horizon line is my focal point, drawing me in with its natural precision.

When life feels chaotic, I return to these elemental compositions.

Water, sky, and that infinite point of clarity that separates them.

It's a meditative practice for me, helping me find stillness through repetition.

So when I don't know what to do, I know exactly what to do.

I go to the water and wait for the light to change, knowing that even if nothing else makes sense, this always will.

See also: Hiroshi Sugimoto - Seascapes

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Kristen Neufeld is practicing stillness by staying in bed for the next four years.
Zach Vitale works on my photos of horizons when he’s overwhelmed.

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