This photograph was taken on a foggy August (‘Fogust’) afternoon at Long Beach, Pacific Rim National Park. It was my first visit to the famous beach, and I was disappointed that I could see little of the Pacific Ocean. Although the fog gradually dissipated, I appreciated the sense of mystery it produced, and its short-lived presence helped me pay more attention to the soft green waves, the smooth sand, the tumbled shells and stones, and the bull kelp at my feet.

Digital archival monoprint on photographic paper