Tokyo Reflections, by Shirren Lim - Black and White Photography, Photo of the Day, Award Winning Photography, Shirren Lim, Photography Education

The Mirror of the Crowd

In the study of optics, we are taught that a surface must be perfectly smooth to return a clear image. We seek the stillness of a pond or the polished silver of a vanity mirror to see ourselves reflected back. Yet, in the architecture of our…
Pelicans, by Ana Encinas - Wildlife Photography, Photo of the Day, Photography Award, Pelicans, Ana Encinas

Pelicans by Ana Encinas

This photo was made on September 7th, 2015, in Bahía de Kino, Sonora, México. During a photo session with a quinceañera, it was very noticeable that pelicans were everywhere, lost more than what we usually see. I did not want to miss the…
Wind, by Ryszard Wierzbicki - Photojournalism, Portrait Photography, Award Winning Photography, Ryszard Wierzbicki, Photo of the Day

The Weight of Transit

We are always in transit. Between one shore and another, between the person we were when we boarded and the person who will step onto the mud of the bank. The water moves beneath us, indifferent to our destination. It carries the silt of mountains…