My Earth Family is a portrait of our earthly kin, a love story between the elements. My inner child, longing to belong, found resonance on this landscape.


My Earth Family is series of photographs taken on the coast of Encinitas, California over the last year, following her transformations across the seasons and cycles.


PHOTOGRAPHY, 2022 — PRESENT

inner tides, i





the cosmos beneath, i









family




lovers


time is the artist
water is the hand that paints
stone is the traveler





inner tides, ii




inner tides, iii




high summer



tender as a lover’s caress




begging the tide to let me stay by your side




silver fall





inner tides, iv




hand to heart




if sand could speak, she’d say
let me soften the ground beneath your feet






the cosmos beneath, ii




the cosmos beneath, iii





the travelers, i




the travelers, ii




the travelers, iii




the travelers, iv





the travelers, v




rivers to creeks




shelter



the cliffs tell stories of past lives lived
they are the elders
the ancient ones who have seen
earth fall
water rise
a constant merging of bodies
coming together when the moon wills them close
falling away for an expansive solitude
but each day over an eternity
a collision of hearts

you could call it love





the elders, i




the elders, ii




to age is to unearth



inner light


new moon, i




inner tides, v





inner tides, vi




new moon, ii





new moon, iii



inner landscape





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© LUCY MU LI 2023