Alyson Camille Ogren

I contemplate the harmony between light and shadow.

From the beginning of time – formless and empty – darkness was over the surface of the deep. Light. And it was good.

There is darkness in all forms of light, and light penetrates all kinds of darkness.

Day is to night as light is to shadow. Considering the work of Light and Darkness, I see light from its source. Created for warmth, life, and existence. Shadows form, obscuring the light, forming shadow. Created for rest, a shadow can be cold, dark, and empty.

A concept of light or darkness considered in isolation cannot be valid.

Idea. Capture. Edit.

I want to be a living creature who breathes in empty space that is like a landscape painting combining light and darkness.

A photograph, combining light and darkness. A photograph capturing floating vapor. Light from its source. Darkness from shadow. Empty space created.

Excerpts from The Art of Encounter by Lee Ufan