Refraction

This project explores the optical phenomenon of refraction—the bending of light as it passes through different mediums—through the intimate lens of macro photography. Fascinated by how light behaves at the intersection of water and glass, I created a series of images that transform individual water droplets into tiny, natural lenses.

Each droplet acts as its own refractive element, capturing and inverting the world behind it in miniature. By carefully positioning water drops on a glass plane and photographing them at extreme magnification, I reveal how these seemingly simple spheres become windows to multiple perspectives simultaneously. The viewer can peer into each droplet and discover a complete, inverted image—a perfect demonstration of how light bends and focuses as it travels through varying densities.

What captivates me most about this work is the interplay between scale and perception. These macro compositions invite viewers to slow down and examine the extraordinary optical properties hidden within something as ordinary as a water drop. Each photograph becomes both a scientific observation and an artistic meditation on how we see, challenging our understanding of perspective and revealing the complex beauty that exists in the physics of light itself.