Anahata Nada

Dawn enters the cruciform gallery like a withheld breath—soft, soundless, reverent.  In that shadowed hush, a naga coils skyward to shelter the meditating Buddha, their forms echoing a pact between storm and silence.

The air still tastes of long-faded incense.  Light moves as remembrance, touching stone older than vision.  Beneath the serpent’s hood, the Buddha’s eyes remain half-closed—not in sleep, but in radiant listening.

I exposed a single frame on medium-format black-and-white film, trusting the patience of long exposure to honour what the eye alone cannot keep.  In the darkroom, chiaroscuro deepened the tonal hush; hand-toning later revealed the muted radiance lodged within shadow.

Each print rests on museum-grade Hahnemühle Bamboo paper, hand-toned, signed, and numbered within a strictly limited edition of 25 with 2 Artist’s Proofs.
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Previously titled ‘Buddha I, Angkor Wat Temple, Cambodia. 2017,’ this photograph has been renamed to better reflect its place in the series and its spiritual tone.  The edition, provenance, and authenticity remain unchanged.