American Water Lily, 2025, photography, 32 x 32 in. / 81.28 x 81.28 cm.

American Water Lily, James Ramsey, 2025, photography, 32 x 32 in. / 81.28 x 81.28 cm.

Rising from the mud into a bloom the American water lily evokes a strong sense of place—a still, sacred moment within the Southern wetlands, where the boundaries between water, earth, and sky dissolve into quiet beauty.