Lisa Cuchara
Wabi-Sabi: finding beauty in imperfection
The talk
What if the flower you walk past because it’s past its best is the most interesting photograph waiting to happen?
In “Wabi-Sabi,” Lisa Cuchara looks at the beauty of imperfect and unconventional subjects. A fading leaf, an irregular blossom or a weathered surface can offer character, texture and visual possibilities that a flawless specimen lacks.
Drawing on the idea that beauty lives in the old, the everyday and the imperfect, Lisa asks us to slow down and notice what we usually overlook. Her subjects range from nature’s subtle changes to old cars, abandoned equipment, and the abstract patterns that appear as rust and decay reshape familiar objects.
It’s a fresh way to approach both familiar locations and new ones: instead of hunting only for perfect subjects, start looking for the details that make an image distinctive.
About Lisa
Lisa Cuchara, PhD, is a photographer, educator and OM SYSTEM Ambassador based in Hamden, Connecticut. See more of Lisa and Tom Cuchara’s work at PhotographyByLisaAndTom.com.
From the series
All photos courtesy of Lisa and Tom Cuchara.
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