I pre-visualized the composition of this image, basing my idea on how the late evening light was striking the posts that lined a reflecting pool near Brussels’ old fish market. Using a 24mm wideangle lens, I anchor the image with the large diagonal slab at lower right, positioning it to lead the eye through the series of the twenty or so posts that gradually fade into the background. The fading light illuminates the closest post to the camera, then falls into shadow, shining again on the sixth through twelfth posts. This repetition of lighted posts created a pattern of movement offering a symbolic context for a human subject. All I needed was a person walking towards me along the narrow ledge next to the water. It took a while, but eventually this woman materialized -- exactly as I had pre-visualized it. I saw her emerge from the shadows, and when she reached this spot, I made this image. She had journeyed from darkness into light, and will soon pass into darkness again, offering a metaphor for the cycle of life itself.