The Photography of Owen Perry
“There is peace even in the storm”
― Vincent Van Gogh, The Letters of Vincent van Gogh
Shot during my winters living in Tofino, Storm is a set of photography documenting the Pacific storm season. During this time I’ve discovered that even the most chaotic and ferocious storm has moments of tranquility and peace. A break in the clouds, a brief pause in the rain, the conception of a vibrant rainbow.
“You are a function of what the whole universe is doing in the same way that a wave is a function of what the whole ocean is doing.”
― Alan Watts
"Well, here we are, trapped in the amber of this moment. There is no why."
– Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse Five
“Now it is raining, but we don't know what will happen in the next moment. By the time we go out it may be a beautiful day, or a stormy day. Since we don't know, let's appreciate the sound of the rain now.”
– Shunryu Suzuki
"Rumble thy bellyful! Spit, fire! spout, rain!
Nor rain, wind, thunder, fire, are my daughters:
I tax not you, you elements, with unkindness;
I never gave you kingdom, call’d you children,
You owe me no subscription: then let fall
Your horrible pleasure: here I stand, your slave,
A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man..."
– William Shakespear, King Lear