forest of reflection

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Jaeho Bae, Korea, Republic of
• Website
  https://bae.artspoon.io/ko
• Instagram
  @baejaeho79

Water nourishes all things without contention, embracing everything with boundless love.
As I walked through the garden of water, I encountered the vibrant, abstract beauty of tree shadows reflected on its surface.
The water, meeting the wind, blessed the tree awaiting spring, painting an unforeseen abstraction.
I realized that beauty lies in recognizing what already exists with new eyes.
For me, photography is a gift of light drawn by the wind and water by soaking it in the paint of light with a brush of time and space.

The camera is both a friend and a teacher, guiding me to discover the hidden beauty of my soul and the world. I explore my inner self and the essence of natural phenomena through nature’s abstraction.
My photo is a canvas where wind and water paint fleeting pictures of light with the brush of time and space. It is the expression of my soul’s deepest thoughts and emotions. Light is a gift, and I simply capture it with gratitude.
For me, photography is not about using fancy technology to manipulate a subject but about embracing it with all my heart. It is about bringing joy to what I capture.

Awards 2025 Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3), Honorable Mention – Abstract, FR
2025 International Photography Awards (IPA), Honorable Mention – Abstract & Minimal, USA
2025 Monovisions Photography Awards, Honorable Mention – Abstract, UK
2025 Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA), Nominee – Abstract, UK
2024 ND Photography Awards, Honorable Mention – Abstract, Europe