DAO

DAO (道) means the Way, the underlying pattern in nature.


In this series, it refers to the Way of Water: the idea that water adapts, endures, and always finds its path.

Water reshapes itself and always finds a way.

This body of work follows that principle: the force, restraint, redirection, and transformation we see in water mirror how places and people reveal their own nature.

I create photographic mini-series inspired by places that recognise themselves in this idea.


Each series is rooted in one of the two expressions of DAO:

  • WU WEI — effortless flow

  • ZIRAN — natural force and raw character

These principles determine the visual language of each series.


The principle is chosen based on the place's vision.

DAO is not about documenting water. It is about understanding a place's core identity and translating it into a visual language.

Liza Angèle at work, photographing water, wildlife, and the people who live close to them.

What follows is a glimpse of how my work takes shape in dialogue with places that have moved me around the world.


Each series grows out of a site’s vision and its relationship to the waters that define it, ocean, river, or lake.

If you believe your property carries a clear identity that could be translated into a dedicated series, you’re welcome to reach out at the bottom of the page.

I review invitations personally and take on only the projects where the philosophical and artistic fit is unmistakable.

XALA (Mexico)

XALA expresses ZIRAN, the instinctive return to one’s own nature, seen in turtles moving back into open water and finding their path without hesitation.

NIHI (Sumba, Indonesia)


Nihi Sumba carries ZIRAN, the raw, untamed force of nature, mirrored in the wild horses running the tideline with their own untethered rhythm.

LEGENDARY EXPEDITIONS(Tanzania)


Legendary Expeditions reflects WU WEI, effortless collective movement, seen in flamingos crossing the shallows as if guided by a single, unspoken current.

Baines River Camp (Zambia)

Bains River Camp embodies WU WEI, deliberate, controlled movement, seen in the quiet power of crocodiles slipping through the currents of the Zambezi.

Saint Regis Cruise (Mediterranean)

The St. Regis Mediterranean voyage reflects WU WEI, calm, continuous movement, seen in the steady blue horizons and the quiet ease of the Mediterranean in summer.

Cosmopolitan Hotels (London, Antwerp)

Cosmopolitan hotels recognise themselves not in the geography of the water, but in its character.
DAO interprets each place through water’s forms, calm, forceful, or atmospheric, no matter where the image was created.

The Legian + Tugu Hotel (Bali, Indonesia)

The Legian and Tugu embody WU WEI, quiet, effortless harmony, reflected in the coastline, the light, and the slow, ceremonial rhythm that shaped the work I created there.

Punta Mita (Mexico)

Punta Mita reflects WU WEI, the quiet, effortless presence of whales drifting close to the shore, their calm proximity revealing the grace of movement without force.

Interested in exploring a partnership?
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