Black and white – Page 11 – empire of lights

Making people look at what they usually overlook, making them see what they did not see before has always been one of the central objectives of photography. It is indeed rewarding to charge everyday scenes and objects with mystery. But the longer I photograph, the better I seem to understand that first and foremost it is light which accounts for an unusual appearance – both in the wotld that surrounds us and in pictures. There is nothing like getting drunk on light…

Contrast: Curve and Straight Lines

15/03/201206/09/2013 Tobias M. Schiel7 Comments

This is the last of my contributions to a great Weekly Photo Challenge. Thanks to Judith of A View From The Woods who made me think a bit harder and go through my archives in search of conceptual contrasts. This picture comes from this blog’s earliest post, but it seemed so suitable.

Contrast: Patterns Permanent and Passing

12/03/201206/09/2013 Tobias M. Schiel18 Comments

This is my counterpoint for Judith (A View From The Woods) – and also another contribution to the Weekly Photo Challenge.

Manmade

03/03/201207/09/2013 Tobias M. Schiel19 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Distorted

Wind, Sand, Movement

25/02/201207/09/2013 Tobias M. Schiel7 Comments

Strolling the beach near Vlissingen (Holland), we found these small bits and pieces, their shadows exaggerated by a low evening sun. Then we realized that there was just enough breeze to drive small sticks over the beach and wave loose twigs and strings. Yet the wind force did not suffice to move the sand particles; hence every minute movement left its trace.