Open Water

A photographic series exploring what it feels like to swim in open water.

The buoy floats 100 yards from shore.

For years I never swam that far out into the lake - preferring to swim closer in - in case I needed to get back to shore quickly.

Since my cancer diagnosis, I’ve been swimming further out - letting go of my fear. I

swim out and around the buoy - almost in a dance with it.