Let This Remain

A fishing boat cuts through the water around the Tasman Peninsula

A journey of a thousand leagues to find⁠

A place untouched by time and pain⁠

Where all my memories that have gone before⁠

Run fast and thick through the rivers of my mind⁠

And so I dive deep and drink it in⁠

Quenching this thirst that’s overtaken me⁠

And I hold on so incredibly tight⁠

Not wanting these memories to vanish

⁠Into the deepest darkest part of night

Because all I want is for this to remain⁠⁠

Please let this remain⁠⁠

This fishing boat was slowly crawling back towards port, and I loved the simplicity of it cutting through the textured water.

With this photo I tried to capture the sense of isolation they must feel sometimes; to try and evoke the feelings of these fishermen being out on the water all day surrounded by nothing but a carpet of water and overwhelmed by the endless depths of the ocean.

The details for this image are:

• Nikon D750 with Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 G2

• 1/2000s

• f/6.3

• ISO1800