Reimundo Garcia Jr.

During my first photography class (Photography I: Digital) in 2003, I was told to select a theme for a final project. At the time, I was using a Canon Powershot G3, which was a great camera, although very difficult to use for manual focusing. Given my interest in macro photography, I decided to focus my final project on close-up pictures of water. At the time, the instructor looked at me skeptically, but he allowed me to move forward with that theme. I am not sure how I came upon that theme, but the fact that it was so narrow a subject helped me to focus much better. I have created a special slideshow to show you the results of that final project. The instructor was very impressed with the results.

After that project, I explored some of the other elements with varying success. While I do have lots of fire pictures, most of them lack the same emotion as the water series. I do have some images that could form an earth series, but that is for another time.

Now, after 4 years, why do I still have an interest in water? There are several reasons. Water is a very unique element. It can take on so many different appearances depending on the weather (ice, snow, rain) and situation. At first, I explored mostly the weather during my current water series. However, I have a lot of pictures of snow and ice that are not part of the series because they are missing the same emotional ties that the series has. Then I decided to explore how water reacts to certain situations. I found myself looking at water in a stream, the wake of a boat, icicles on glass, among lots of others. The more I look, the more exciting the relationship becomes and the more I see.

I hope you like my water series and its origins as much as I do.