Offshore is a photographic essay based on a personal journey to Rathlin Island, where both the journey and the destination are framed through mono no aware - the poetry of the everyday. The Japanese aesthetic philosophy of mono no aware, in the simplest definition, celebrates the transience of all things and the beauty of their passing. This is very common in Japanese literature and poetry, where seasonal imagery (kigo), banal actions and simple gestures become immortalised. As such, a haiku can also be seen as a snapshot.