Reflections

The Nephew by M. Amiroul Kahirun - Photojournalism, Portrait Photography, Art Photography, Photo of the Day, Photography Awards

The Unscripted Pulse

Why do we insist that a life must be posed to be understood? From the moment we learn to stand, we are taught to arrange ourselves for the gaze of others—to straighten our posture, to fix our expressions, to hold still so that we might be…
Selling Irons by Willeke Tjassens - Street Photography, Photojournalism, Award Winning Photography, Photography Awards, Willeke Tjassens

The Weight of Small Things

We carry our lives in the palms of our hands, often balancing the heavy against the hollow. There is a quiet gravity to the objects we gather—the tools of a trade, the remnants of a day, the iron that smooths the wrinkles of a shirt but cannot…
Working at Height by Aleksey Kogan - Photojournalism, Art Photography, Photography Awards, Aleksey Kogan, Photo of the Day

The Weight of the Air

We spend our lives tethered to the earth, convinced that gravity is a law we must obey. We walk on pavement, we sleep on floors, we measure our safety by the proximity of our feet to the soil. But there are those who find a different rhythm…