Friday, December 5, 2025

In the Abstract

Photography, at its heart, is nothing more and nothing less than painting with light. An extremely tight focus, tipping the lens at a weird angle, extending the exposure, using a soft focus, or playing in the shadows: a multitude of tricks can reshape familiar things. Before long, the camera turns honest scenes into soft mysteries and outright abstractions.

Today, I’m posting one of my favorite abstractions. It’s a tight shot of water beading on the cover of my hot tub, captured in directional light.

—Mitchell Hegman

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