Microflowers, by Luca RenoldiPhoto of the Month | 2011 | December
Photo of the Month December, 2011 showcases photographs submitted by amateur and professional photographers from different parts of the world, who competed hard to get into the world top 100 photographers list, by winning this Photo of the Month.

The Weight of Stillness
The smell of dry earth after a long drought is a sharp, metallic scent that clings to the back of the throat. It is the smell of waiting. When I was a child, I would press my palms against the sun-baked stones of our garden wall, feeling the…

The Weight of Air
There is a moment before dusk when the world loses its edges. The color drains away, leaving only the shape of things. We spend our lives trying to fill the space, to mark our territory with noise and movement, yet the horizon remains indifferent.…
