We asked. You delivered.
This month we challenged you to show us time – frozen action, motion trails, and the evidence left behind by passing moments. The submissions that came in blew us away. Worn steps, peeling paint, blur that tells a story. This is such a talented community, and we’re grateful you share your work with us.
We received so many incredible submissions that we’re splitting this feature into two parts. Part 2 is coming soon – stay tuned.
Be sure to check out the full article here on our website. And we’ve got exciting news – we’re back on Instagram! (We may have lost a password or two along the way.) Follow us at @the_luminous_landscape, where we’re highlighting your “Time” submissions and building a space to celebrate this community’s vision.
Now let’s talk April. Spring is here for our North American friends, and with it comes change. We’re celebrating the shift of seasons with two challenges:
CHALLENGE 1: WEATHER IN MOTION
Shoot a landscape during a weather change – storms approaching or clearing. Capture that electric moment when the sky can’t make up its mind.
CHALLENGE 2: SAME PLACE, DIFFERENT SEASON
Photograph the same location across different seasons. This could be the start of a series – or add to one you’ve already begun. Show us how time transforms a place.
We’ll stop accepting April submissions on April 25th. Send your images to [email protected]
Here’s what you saw.
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John Snell | www.stilllearningtosee.com
“Spots of bright sunlight moving in the water of a small stream that is reflecting the leaves and sky above. I don’t have the details right handy but remember clearly hand holding it while having my mind blown.”
Why we love it: It’s a vibe.
Mark Hakstege
“This feels like a lot of action, frozen in time (although, isn’t every photograph just that), and a bit like an old painting. I made this one near Kathmandu, Nepal.”
Why we love it: Every one here is in their own world and while being the same world as each other.
Stephen Bobin
“This image is one in a series of five still lifes I created and photographed. The image is titled ‘Fugitive’ as that is the nature of time. It is a linear composition starting high on the Y axis with a fresh bloom and a youth. Progressing down slope to old age through objects that count time; clockworks, a watch, sundial, tree rings. Then finally old age, a faded bloom and lurking in the background the sands of time run out. The image was made on a Fujifilm GFX 100s with a Fujifilm GF 120mm f/4 Macro lens. Processed with HeliconFocus from a stack of 27 images shot at f8 at 0.6 seconds ISO 100.”
Why we love it: Time Time Time.
Tom Biondo
“I shot this image on November 11, 2001 with one of the first production Nikon D1s. I lived a few hundred yards from the World Trade Center and caught this image of a flatbed trailer truck going by carrying the twisted metal from the building’s steel frame. Shot with a Nikkor 60mm 2.8 macro. The somber lighting from the arc lamps and the nervous, imprecise movement in a hand held low-light panning shot reflects the incomprehensible reality I was experiencing at the time.”
Why we love it: Really captures the feeling and moment in time.
Francois Berton
“Time flies”
Why we love it: Yes it does.
Francois Berton
Why we love it: The layers of time in a single frame.
Thomas Labash
Why we love it: The color and movement.
David Keast | www.photo.rue-darnet.fr | IG: @photo.rue_darnet
“A series shot in studio with exposures from 1 to 2 seconds and second curtain flash.”
Why we love it: Pure Grace.
Mike
“Taken while wondering around Istanbul after dark. The clocks, the mirror, the leading staircase and a man waiting. Taken on my old, beat up Sony A7Rm2 that I use for a travel camera, and the legendary Nikon 105 f 2.5”
Why we love it: Perfect – framing, muted colors, feels like we’re watching and waiting as well.
Peter Campbell
“Pilgrims walk clockwise around the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, whilst spinning their prayer wheels. This is an ancient practice, symbolising their journey to enlightenment. The well worn pavers demonstrate this daily ritual.”
Why we love it: Capturing generational rituals.
Judith Ebenstein
“Subway decay”
Why we love it: Aged feeling of the color, texture and shape, aspect ratio works well.
Alec Dann | alecdannarts.com
Why we love it: The feeling that comes through.
Ruth Grindrod | www.ruthgrindrodlandscapephotography.co.uk
“Autumn leaves flow through the Loch – Scotland”
Why we love it: The flow and the faded memory feel.
Wayne Justason | waynejustason.myportfolio.com
“Here is my photo showing traffic moving over a bridge at night. Auto traffic on the right, ghostly human traffic on the left.”
Why we love it: The colored lines.
Kara Hendricks
“These are trees in Sedona, AZ area with Motion Blur.”
Why we love it: Feels like a winter road trip. The composition using the trees frames up the logo nicely : )
Seshi M
“Interestingly you want to see photographs as a part of the challenge things touched by Humans only, weathered over the years, referred to as ‘patina’. Obviously this is one way of depicting the concept but what about Nature weathering things? Like a weathering leaf?”
Why we love it: The detail.
Bob Edstrom
“I think about moments a lot when I take a picture. I’ve attached one of my images from last summer at Dick’s Drive In in Seattle. Hustle is key word.”
Why we love it: The energy and the…hustle.
Hans Schmitt
Why we love it: The roundness.
Tom Oldfield
“The visitors are all wearing earphones and listening to the tour narration. They spent a lot of time standing still which caused me to do a very long exposure. This was shot on 5×7 film.”
Why we love it: Feeling freedom of movement in a place where people were not allowed movement. Nice use of long exposure.
Part 2 Coming Soon!
We’ve got 19 more incredible Time submissions to share.
Keep an eye on your inbox – Part 2 is on its way.
April’s Challenge: Spring & Seasons
Spring is here for our North American friends. Show us change.
Submissions close April 25th. Send your images to
John Snell
Magical Motion in Water
Mark Hakstege
Kathmandu, Nepal
Stephen Bobin
Fugitive
Tom Biondo
NYC
Francois Berton
Time Flies
Francois Berton
Thomas Labash
Cable Car
David Keast
Long Exposure Series
David Keast
Long Exposure Series
David Keast
Long Exposure Series
David Keast
Long Exposure Series
Mike
Istanbul
Peter Campbell
Boudhanath Stupa, Kathmandu
Judith Ebenstein
Grand Central, New York City
Alec Dann
Alec Dann
Ruth Grindrod
Scotland
Wayne Justason
Kara Hendricks
Sedona, AZ
Seshi M
Seshi M
Seshi M
Seshi M
Seshi M
Bob Edstrom
Dick’s Drive In, Seattle
Hans Schmitt
Hans Schmitt
Hans Schmitt
Hans Schmitt
Hans Schmitt
Tom Oldfield
Michigan Avenue, Alcatraz
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