Trace Remains is a photographic elegy to vanishing wetlands, a meditation on the deforestation of cypress trees and the irreversible consequences left in their wake. This series speaks to the silent devastation unfolding in fragile ecosystems, where trees that have stood for centuries, filtering water and sheltering life, are felled in moments.

Cypress trees are the sentinels of wetlands, their intricate root systems binding earth to water, their towering forms anchoring entire ecosystems. When they disappear, the balance unravels—habitats collapse, water purity diminishes, and the climate shifts. Through intimate studies of cypress knees and the vanishing landscapes they once defined, the series preserves what is being lost, translating the weight of time into texture, shadow, and form.

This work is both a remembrance and a warning. It asks viewers to confront the cost of destruction, to see these remnants not as artifacts of the past but as urgent calls to protect what remains—before wetlands and the lives they sustain fade into mere traces of memory.

Shot Digitally | 8x12 in | Archival Pigment Prints