Every puddle tells
a story
With today’s society travelling at a much faster pace,
I have been
looking for a way to live true to myself.
Having permanently left Belgium
for the wide-open spaces of Australia,
for about 6 years I photographed my
newly adopted home.
After relocating from Darwin to Melbourne, chasing my dream of
photography,
I found that the act of photographing allowed me to escape the
fast moving pace of city life.
Instead of going along with the crowds, I
began looking downwards in a dreamlike gaze,
following my feet, while the
street surface disappeared beneath me.
On wet days I started to see a part of Melbourne reflected in
puddles on the pavement.
I found beauty in this inverted vision of
Melbourne, because I saw what other people had missed.
Every puddle tells a story is my journey towards slowing down, seeing with
a new eye.
By capturing the iconic structures of Melbourne reflected in
puddles,
I hope to take the viewer on a journey of self-reflection and
re-discover the city they call home.
Dieter Berghmans
