Walden Streamed is a series of photo assemblages exploring how we experience the natural world in the 21st century. Captured over a 10-year period, most of the photographs were taken in Concord, Massachusetts, with several captured near Walden Pond. While inspired by Henry David Thoreau, the images are also an attempt to represent nature as it exists today—impacted by human activity in the Anthropocene era—and examine how our modern relationship with the environment is increasingly mediated by technology.

The series consists of single images and multi-panel arrays built from composite layers, a technique that flattens spatial depth while increasing visual complexity. The compositions feature regional New England flora, including the dense canopies in Trees, the low forest floors in Clover, and local wetlands in Water Clouds.

“Musketaquid” served as the initial subject matter for the Walden Streamed series. Named after the Indigenous word for the Concord River, these specific images document a flood zone nearby. I was intrigued by the swamp ecosystem—specifically its biodiversity and seasonal transformation from a wetland into a dry field. Ultimately, the images are meant to evoke a sense of change and depth, reflecting the power of nature to transform our daily experience in ways we may not fully comprehend, but can readily feel.