Paul H. Chacon

I'm drawn to the ephemeral—those fleeting moments when light transforms the ordinary into something luminous. Based in coastal Maine since 1994, with roots in Ecuador, I move through fog-draped birch groves and tropical streets alike, searching for what most people walk past: dewdrops catching golden light, smoke drifting through festival darkness, the quiet solitude of a heron in morning mist.

My work specializes in mood over majesty. I photograph the intimate side of landscape, the small gestures that invite you to pause and feel rather than simply see. Each image is an observation of impermanence—beauty that exists because it's brief, light that matters because it won't last.