Reflections

Swirl by Aarthi Ramamurthy - Abstract Photography, Photography Awards, Photo of the Day, Aarthi Ramamurthy, Online Photography Courses

The Weight of Gravity

We build structures to keep the sky at bay. We hang things from ceilings to convince ourselves that we have mastered the space above our heads. But look closely at the way light bends through glass. It does not care for our architecture. It…
Punta Insua Lighthouse by Félix Sánchez-Tembleque - Travel Photography, Landscape Photography, Photo of the Day, Award Winning Photography, Photography Awards

The Weight of the Watch

We build things to stand against the tide. Stone, iron, the stubborn refusal to be washed away. There is a particular loneliness in a lighthouse, a vertical line drawn against a horizontal world. It does not speak, yet it is always saying something.…
Watching the Watchers by Ronnie Glover - Street Photography, Photojournalism, Photography Awards, Ronnie Glover, Award Winning Photography

The Weight of Looking

We stand in rows, necks craned toward something we cannot quite touch. There is a hunger in the way we gather, a collective need to be near the light, even when the light is artificial, even when it is hollow. We believe that by witnessing,…