In The Flow

© Emil Gataullin - Elderly couple sitting on the embankment of Suhona River. Veliky Ustyug, Vologda region, Russia, 2017. © Emil Gataullin - Black Sea, embankment of Gelendzhik city, Krasnodar region, Russia, 2016. © Emil Gataullin - Pool at the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France, 2018. View all images ↓
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This project explores the link between man and water, the emotional state we are in when we are near it.

We all feel an internal link to water and unconsciously are drawn to it. We like watching it, following the relaxed flow of a river, we get mesmerized by waves at sea or peer into the calm surface of a lake. Water is always different, it changes, it breathes as if it was alive, its constant flow hypnotizes us, making us fall deep into our thoughts.

According to Dr. Wallace J. Nichols (a marine biologist and explorer) every man can be in a state of “blue mind” — a state of peace, clarity and happiness, our link to nature. Being close to water awakens our “blue mind”, helps us organize our thoughts, and promotes a positive attitude to life.

© Emil Gataullin - Elderly couple sitting on the embankment of Suhona River. Veliky Ustyug, Vologda region, Russia, 2017.
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Elderly couple sitting on the embankment of Suhona River. Veliky Ustyug, Vologda region, Russia, 2017.

© Emil Gataullin - Black Sea, embankment of Gelendzhik city, Krasnodar region, Russia, 2016.
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Black Sea, embankment of Gelendzhik city, Krasnodar region, Russia, 2016.

© Emil Gataullin - Pool at the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France, 2018.
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Pool at the Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France, 2018.

© Emil Gataullin - Toropa River, Toropets, Tver region, Russia, 2018.
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Toropa River, Toropets, Tver region, Russia, 2018.

© Emil Gataullin - Black Sea coast at Gelendzhik, Krasnodar region, Russia, 2015.
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Black Sea coast at Gelendzhik, Krasnodar region, Russia, 2015.

© Emil Gataullin - Pelenga River near Danilov, Yaroslavl region, Russia, 2018.
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Pelenga River near Danilov, Yaroslavl region, Russia, 2018.

© Emil Gataullin - Kuloy River near Dolgoshchelye village, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, 2019.
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Kuloy River near Dolgoshchelye village, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, 2019.

© Emil Gataullin - Moscow, Russia, 2019.
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Moscow, Russia, 2019.

© Emil Gataullin - Andreevsky pond in Moscow, Russia, 2019.
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Andreevsky pond in Moscow, Russia, 2019.

© Emil Gataullin - Klyazma River in high water near Vyazniki, Vladimir region, Russia, 2018.
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Klyazma River in high water near Vyazniki, Vladimir region, Russia, 2018.

© Emil Gataullin - Mytishchi, Moscow region, Russia, 2017.
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Mytishchi, Moscow region, Russia, 2017.

© Emil Gataullin - Embankment of Volga River, Kozmodemyansk, Mari El Republic, Russia, 2015.
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Embankment of Volga River, Kozmodemyansk, Mari El Republic, Russia, 2015.

© Emil Gataullin - Kaluga, Russia, 2019.
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Kaluga, Russia, 2019.

© Emil Gataullin - Sova River near Chizhgora village, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, 2017.
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Sova River near Chizhgora village, Arkhangelsk region, Russia, 2017.

In The Flow by Emil Gataullin

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