Title: Hope Bubble // Artist: Katie Hughbanks
about the piece
| “Hope Bubble” is an underwater macro photo of the tip of a yellow dandelion. Upon first view, it may appear that the sphere on the petal is a water droplet – but it’s just the opposite: it’s an air bubble in the water. Light, air, and water come together to make a photo that is, I hope, pleasingly ethereal and otherworldly. I don’t want the viewer to realize the piece was taken in a sink in my powder room, but instead, the viewer might imagine it’s a dance of light, air, and water. Those three elements, vital for life, unite us all. |
about the author // Katie Hughbanks
| Katie Hughbanks (she/her) is a writer, photographer, and teacher whose photography has been recognized nationally and internationally. Her photos appear in more than 40 publications, including Molecule, Dulcet, Cool Beans Lit, Peatsmoke Journal, In Parentheses, L’Esprit Literary Review, New Feathers Anthology, Glassworks Magazine, Azahares, Paper Dragon, Sage-ing, and Black Fork Review. She is the author of two chapbooks, Blackbird Songs (Prolific Press, 2019) and It’s Time (Finishing Line Press, 2024). She teaches English and Creative Writing in Louisville, Kentucky. |
Instagram: @katiehughbankspics
Facebook
wildscape. literary journal 