Could It Be More Than Chance?

A photo essay on synchronicity, chance, and the quiet conversations between light, water, and the soul

Two people. Same thought. Same creation. Yet they are not in contact. Not even close – maybe thousands of kilometers apart. Just like you and me. And still, it happens that in the very same moment they think, do, or feel the same. As if there was some invisible web connecting our inner worlds. Sounds familiar?

Most of us have felt it at least once – when you think of someone, and then they suddenly call you. Or when you are reflecting on something, and another person speaks those very words out loud. As if two worlds overlapped for a brief moment.

It often happens to me with friends on Substack. I write a text and publish photographs, and then I see that someone else has published almost the same idea – as if we were sitting at the same table, even though we never exchanged a word.

Carl Gustav Jung called these moments synchronicity – meaningful coincidences that cannot be explained by chance alone, but reveal a deeper order of reality. He believed the world is not just a random chain of causes and effects, but a web in which the inner and the outer can meet in ways that feel fated.

Sometimes it’s a small thing, a flicker in the everyday. And sometimes it is so strong I can’t help but wonder: could this really be just chance?

That is what I was reflecting on while sitting on a small garden plateau right above the lake. The moment felt sacred. Thanks to the generosity of a friend, I now live in a house that feels like a miracle: in the middle of a city with nearly a million people, and yet with direct access to water.

The garden itself touches the lake, and when I step into it, it feels like crossing into another world. The one that feels more than a chance. I watch swans gliding across, nutrias leaving ripples behind, birds landing and taking off, all while the distant hum of the city lingers in the background. It feels as if I am both at the very center of life and completely outside of it. And I cannot shake the feeling that this place has found me precisely now, when I need it most.

Sometimes I am filled with wonder. What are the chances that such an opportunity would come to me – here, now, in this exact way? What if it is not coincidence at all, but the world’s answer to a question I didn’t even know I had asked?

Thank you for reading.

All photographs were taken with the Fujifilm X-H2 and the 70–300mm f/4.0–5.6 lens, as well as the Fujifilm X-E4 with the 27mm f/2.8 lens.

About the Author: I am a passionate photographer and a philosopher of both photography and life, a TEDx speaker, a Master of Molecular Biology, and a product manager. I curate two newsletters: Lens of Perception, where I explore the intersections of photography, travel, and philosophy, and Thoughtful Corner, where I share ideas, reflections, and insights for curious minds. Thank you for taking the time to enjoy my work.