If you look up the world’s largest freshwater island, Manitoulin Island, you’ll see it hugs the northernmost shore of Lake Huron, one of the five Great Lakes, which is in the province of Ontario, Canada. In the eastern corner of the North Channel that separates it from the great Canadian Shield, you’ll find the Bay of Islands. My parents’ cottage was built on one of these islands. My visit to the cottage during the summer of 2020 would be the last. My parents had just sold it, and I had to say goodbye to the place I love most. With my camera, I did my best to try and capture its magic.

This is a place where I feel like I’m not just looking at nature but actually a part of it. It always welcomes me with open arms and tells me everything is going to be okay.