Water – abstract black and white photography by Bastien Pons
Water is never still. It reflects, distorts, flows, disappears. In this photographic series, Bastien Pons explores the elusive nature of water — not as a subject, but as a shifting surface where light and time collapse.
These black and white photographs capture abstract reflections, ripples, and textures, revealing the fragile tension between movement and stillness. There are no grand seascapes or dramatic waves here. Instead, each image zooms in on quiet moments: a fragment of water disturbed by wind, a barely visible ripple, a play of shadows and grain.
Drawn to silence and minimalism, Bastien Pons treats water as both mirror and mask. The photos are stripped of color to focus on contrast, depth, and form — revealing subtle rhythms that often go unnoticed.
Influenced by his background in electroacoustic composition, he approaches water like a sound: layered, elusive, always in flux. These photographs invite the viewer to slow down, to inhabit the image, and to feel rather than decode.
Whether you’re drawn to fine art water photography, abstract monochrome compositions, or poetic minimalism, this series offers a contemplative space between reality and perception.