Glowing Caterpillar by Avik Sengupta - Abstract Photography, Light Painting, Reflection Photography, Photo of the Day, Photography Awards

The Weight of a Reflection

We spend our lives looking at the surface of things. We touch the glass, the water, the polished wood, expecting to find the world waiting on the other side. But the surface is a boundary. It holds what is real and gives us back only a ghost,…
Row of Children Waiting for Porridge, by Masja Stolk - Documentary Photography, Photojournalism,  Masja Stolk,  Photography Awards,  Art Photography

The Weight of the Cup

Hunger is a quiet thing. It does not shout. It settles into the marrow, a slow, steady rhythm that dictates the pace of the day. To wait is to practice a particular kind of endurance. You stand in a line, you hold your vessel, and you watch…