Night Reflection 1.9

About this picture

Kim: The Salt Flats are a dream location for the reflection seekers among us. We planned this trip for many months, hoping that once we would be there the conditions would be favorable to create what we've been envisioning for so long. This image testifies our appreciation for the unique beauty this location contains.

Eric: When I get asked about my favorite image I have ever created, I often refer to this one. It is the root of our art and lifestyle: “Traveling with a tube, a flashlight and a feather”. This is the exact image I had in mind before going to that second trip to the Uyuni Salt flats. The clouds we had that night, and the fact that we had no wind at all made everything so much simpler

About this remastered version
This picture from 2017 has been fully remastered in September 2021 using latest RAW image processors, better equipment, years of editing experience but mostly, my new eyes. In late 2020, I had the chance to get my eyes fixed, and that totally changed the way I see pixels… for the best!

About the Night Reflection One series

This genesis series is the result of a creative process that has been evolving over the past 8 years. Crafting light by hand to create imagery that magnifies reality in a single exposure is at the core of our projects. These outdoor tube light-painting creations testify the importance of two things that inspire my photography journey: a love for light-painting as an artistic expression and a love for landscapes that evoke the vastness, mystery and beauty of nature. Each image is the result of a short exposure of a few seconds during which Kim, a contemporary dancer and my creative partner, stay still while I move the light behind her.  Combining in a singular way light-painting and landscape photography, the process looks like a performance of dancing light and human stillness in the silence of the night.

This series illustrates the importance of the impact elements of nature have on the art we are creating. We love to shoot near water for that reason, even though it usually complicates the process of creation. Just as every trace of light made by hand is unique and impossible to replicate, when the location allows for reflection of light, the specific conditions of that moment (be it wind, depth of the water or waves) change the reflected trace of light in a unique way, contributing to the creation of a slightly altered perspective of reality. 

We need a purpose to travel and projects to keep learning and moving forward. Since 2015, our journey through outdoor tube light-painting has been giving us the opportunity to push our own limits and stay outdoors for long hours through the cold, the wind, the mosquitoes and other unpredictable challenges to experience, create and capture unique moments of magic after sunset, seeking to inspire others to go explore and play with lights.

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Night Reflection 1.8