A colour photograph of the beach, taken from above. The image is soft in tone, composed of a beige palette of wet sand, light shadows and natural textures. In the centre is an open, emptied razor shell - a long, narrow shell, half buried in the sand.
Around the shell are numerous small bird-leg prints. They circle around it, walk towards it and away again, like silent traces of a brief, purposeful presence. No bird in the picture, no movement, just what was left behind: the remaining shell and the prints of searching, eating, moving on.
The photo's high angle makes the image graphic - almost like a drawing. The composition is simple but layered. Each element is in place without standing out.
The colours are soft, without pronounced contrast: sand colour, bone white, a touch of grey in the shadows. The whole feels quiet, fleeting, and yet precise.
This photo doesn't tell a big story, but it does tell a complete one. What you see is what remains of a moment that has already passed.
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