The Color of Water
The Artistry of Light, Reflection & Hidden Hues
A Kickstarter Project Launching in March, 2026
THE COLOR OF WATER
The Artistry of light, reflection & hidden hues
Tony Sweet
A contemplative study of water as a mirror and canvas—capturing the changing colors of sky, foliage, and landscape.
About The Color of Water
The Color of Water is a Kickstarter Project to fund the finest, most insightful book project of my 35-year career in nature photography.
To create The Color of Water, I have gathered 35 years of my finest photographs of water, illuminating my personal obsession with the reflections of nature and its hidden hues. Crafted as a contemplation on fine art nature photography, The Color of Water will be a guide for photography enthusiasts, inviting them to engage with a journey into the luminous spaces where reflection and imagination meet.
The photographs in The Color of Water will focus on the ability of water to reinterpret the natural world, showing waterscapes in constant motion, alive with shifting currents of color and texture. Each reflection tells its own story, shaped by angle of view, season, shutter speed, and the dance of light across the surface. These images blur the boundary between photography and abstraction, offering glimpses into a world that exists for only a heartbeat before it changes again.
Just as I’ve done for over 30 years as a photography instructor, I will share the technical and artistic structure to each image, without secrets. Chapter introductions and extended captions will reveal how photographers can build their own creative visualizations of water and its surroundings. Camera settings and post-processing notes will reveal the influences on character and the emotional impact of each scene.
Over 150 pages (TBD), The Color of Water will share more than 100 photographs on 10″ x 10″ pages, sometimes sharing panoramic crops as two-page spreads, all printed on heavy-weight, acid-free, archival paper in glorious four-color printing from a highly respected fine art printing press.
The Color of Water celebrates water as both my subject and my collaborator, helping me to capture the essence of nature through its fluid reinterpretations. Every photograph becomes a meditation on impermanence, beauty, and the wonder of seeing the familiar made new again and again.
The Color of Water: The Artistry of Light, Reflection & Hidden Hues
Tony Sweet
Paperback with flaps.
10” x 10”, 160-208 pages, Starting at $75 on Kickstarter.
Support for The Color of Water
“In The Color of Water, Tony exposes the powerful connection between water and color, and the way it resonates with both mind and spirit.” —Deb Sandidge, professional photographer, Nikon Ambassador, and author of Digital Infrared Photography
“The Color of Water is a beautiful meditation on the magic of reflection and light.” —Rick Sammon, award-winning photographer, Canon Explorer of Light, and author of more than 40 books on photography
“The Color of Water is more than a beautiful collection—it is a generous sharing of vision and craft.” —from the foreword by Ellen Anon, nature and fine art photographer, author, and educator
“Tony’s willingness to share his technical mastery and artistic process is a generous guide for both aspiring and seasoned photographers, encouraging all of us to bring new imagination to our craft.” —Richard Martin, professional photographer, contributor to Photo Lifemagazine, and Vision & Discovery workshop instructor
“The Color of Water is your chance to give back to a true artist and educator Tony Sweet. I know that I look forward to seeing The Color of Water on my coffee table.” —Darrell Gulin, professional nature, wildlife, and travel photographer and Canon Explorer of Light and Canon Legend
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