It is all force, repetition, time.
Then, the world falls quiet.
Two figures walk beneath bare trees.
A winter sky overhead, the land stilled.
No wave, no violence.
Just the nearness of another step.
This is a diptych of contrasts, of the grand and the quiet, of being alone, and being beside.
The Sea and the Rocks
In the first photograph, we encounter a moment of elemental force. A wave crashes against a dark, jagged outcrop of rock, captured in a blur of energy and motion. The long exposure softens the water into ghostly ribbons while the rocks remain resolute, textured, and immobile, an ancient witness to the sea’s endless violence. There is no human presence here, only nature locked in a continuous gesture of impact and retreat. The image evokes the sublime: powerful, impersonal, and overwhelming. It speaks of time on a geological scale, of turbulence without emotion, of a world that moves whether we watch or not.
The Winter Park Walkers
In quiet contrast, the second image presents a still, subdued urban landscape. Tall, leafless trees stretch upward into a heavy sky, forming a brittle colonnade through which a narrow path winds. Two small figures, bundled in winter clothing, walk together down this path, unhurried, side by side. Their presence is modest, nearly swallowed by the stark geometry of the landscape, but emotionally resonant. Where the first image roars, this one whispers. It is not the grandeur of nature but the subtle intimacy of shared space that defines the scene. This photograph speaks of human vulnerability, companionship, and the gentle weight of passing through the world together.
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BASSEM H. BOUSTANY Photography 
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