Reflections

Free Like a Bird by Jose Juniel Rivera-Negron - Photojournalism, Child Portrait, Photography Awards, Photo of the Day, Light & Composition University

The Unburdened Heart

There is a season in childhood that knows nothing of the weight we carry as adults. It is a time of pure presence, where the spirit is not yet tethered to the past or anxious for the future. When we watch a child laugh, we are witnessing a…
Fairy Tales by Kirsten Bruening - Close-up Photography, Award Winning Photography, Photo of the Day, Kirsten Bruening, Art Photography

The Weight of Silence

We are taught that language is the only bridge. We speak to fill the rooms, to push back the encroaching frost, to prove that we are not alone in the vast, unblinking white. But words are often clumsy things. They stumble over the very truths…
When Fairy Tales Come True by Kirsten Bruening - Night Photography, Paris Photography, Award Winning Photography, Photojournalism, Art Photography

The Stage of Grandeur

We often mistake the city for a museum of its own history, a collection of monuments designed to inspire awe rather than facilitate life. When we look at these grand, illuminated facades, we are witnessing a performance of power and prestige.…