ANA

I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CAPTIVATED BY THE MOON—HER CYCLES, HER MOVEMENT, HER BEAUTY, AND THE PROFOUND INFLUENCE SHE HAS ON NATURE AND HUMANITY. IN THIS PROJECT, I CAPTURED THE LUNAR ECLIPSE OF 2019, DOCUMENTING THE MOMENT THE MOON EMERGED BRIGHT AND YELLOW, ASCENDING TO A RADIANT WHITE. AS THE EARTH BEGAN TO CAST ITS SHADOW, THE MOON TRANSFORMED, GRADUALLY DARKENING UNTIL ONLY A SMALL WHITE ARCH REMAINED. THIS EVENTUALLY SHIFTED TO A DEEPENING ORANGE, CULMINATING IN A STRIKING BRIGHT RED. THIS PROCESS PROMPTED ME TO REFLECT ON OUR OWN CYCLE OF LIFE—OUR BIRTH, THE VARIOUS STAGES WE NAVIGATE AS WE GROW, MATURE, AND EVOLVE. EACH PHASE LEADS US TOWARD THE INEVITABLE CONCLUSION, ONLY TO REMIND US THAT, ULTIMATELY, LIFE BEGINS ANEW.

Sep 11, 2024

REBIRTH, A LUNAR ECLIPSE.