A Perfect Medium

Anticipated Publication on Earth Day 2026

A new photobook by Bob Farese, Jr.
MW Editions | Publisher

In this new work of image and text, Bob Farese, Jr. explores the deep connection between water and life. A Perfect Medium invites viewers to rediscover water as the elemental force that sustains existence—a quiet baptism into the medium that makes all living things possible.

Through abstract, lyrical photographs paired with brief texts that reflect on our inextricable relationship to water, the book reveals water not simply as a resource, but as an intimate, essential presence—within us and around us.

In this new work of image and text, Bob Farese, Jr. explores the deep connection between water and life. A Perfect Medium invites viewers to rediscover water as the elemental force that sustains existence—a quiet baptism into the medium that makes all living things possible.

Through abstract, lyrical photographs paired with brief texts that reflect on our inextricable relationship to water, the book reveals water not simply as a resource, but as an intimate, essential presence—within us and around us.

Selected digital images from the A Perfect Medium project. COPYRIGHT © Bob Farese, Jr.

Selected digital images from "Am I Not Light" project, plus several more. Taken 2016-2021. Copyright by Bob Farese, Jr.