A Love Letter to Bosnia & Herzegovina

The story behind “Imperfect Light: Where Light Survived/Gdje je svjetlost preživjela”

To those who call this land home, and to those who carry its memory—

I am not Bosnian.

I did not grow up with the stories of this 
land etched into my family’s walls. 
I did not lose a home here.
I did not survive the war.

But when I came to Bosnia & Herzegovina 
in the spring of 2024, 
something inside me stirred—
something quiet and immediate, as if I 
had finally arrived somewhere that had
been waiting for me all along.

I did not come here to take.
I came to listen.

The photographs made in this series were made entirely on my iPhone – not as a statement, but as a reflection of how I see: simply, instinctively, and with whatever I have in my hands.

The poems were written afterward, not to explain the images, but to honour what they left unsaid.

This project is not a documentary.  It is not a political statement.
It is, quite simply, a love letter – written
in light that was imperfect,
in silence that still echoes,
in awe that still lingers.

To the people of Bosnia & Herzegovina:
If I have gotten anything wrong, I
welcome your correction.
If I have touched anything sacred, I hope
it was with care.
And if I have honoured even one memory—
Then this project has meant something.

Thank you for letting me see your country – and feel it.

Over the coming weeks, I’ll be sharing pieces from Imperfect Light – photo by photo, poem by poem.

Each one is a fragment of memory, a moment of stillness, a love letter written in shadow and survival.

If you’d like to walk this journey with me, you can subscribe below or explore the archive at your own pace.

Thank you for reading with an open heart.