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Threshold

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A Rare Sight

While walking through Park Sonsbeek in Arnhem, I noticed a young woman sitting quietly on a bench, reading a book. No phone, no earbuds — just her, the pages, and the sound of songbirds in the background. It felt… unusual. Peaceful. Almost like catching a glimpse of a forgotten behavior in its natural habitat.

I knew I had to take the shot, but I did it from a distance — using my Canon 5D Mark IV paired with the Sigma 100–400mm. The light was soft, diffused by the trees, and I wanted to preserve that calm atmosphere. I shot silently, or at least as silent as a DSLR allows. Still, there was that feeling — the quiet guilt of being a hidden observer. Maybe that’s part of street photography: capturing beauty without disturbing it.

I could have pointed the lens elsewhere — at the noise, the rush, the chaos of everyday life. But I didn’t. I chose this. Because sometimes, documenting stillness says more about who we are — or who we’ve forgotten to be — than all the motion around us ever could.

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Moon Assembly

A shared silence under borrowed light. Imagined eternity touching the soul - Rheinlicht Festival 2025

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Cathedral of Light

Laser lights dividing the silent haze. Geometry becomes breath and comfort - Rheinlicht Festival 2025

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Chromatic Silence

Colours fading into air. A sound only light can make - Rheinlicht Festival 2025

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Shine On

A light caught in a hand. Sometimes not much more is needed - Rheinlicht Festival 2025

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Cloister Glow

Orange light resting on old stone. Time slows between the arches - Rheinlicht Festival 2025

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Inner Currents

A body and its breath dissolving into light. You can almost hear the pulse - Rheinlicht Festival 2025

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Light Fold

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Surface and Silence

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Silent Fields

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Through Water

A fragment of a moment – light, skin, and distance.

Mood: Bonobo – First Fires

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Rocks in the Misty Surf of West Cork

The restless Atlantic waves become ghostly veils of white mist caressing the rocks on Owenahincha Beach, Co Cork.

Henry shared a photo of this same rock yesterday. There are lovely swirls of water in his photo.

Apertureƒ/8CameraILCE-7RM5Focal length24mmISO100Shutter speed2s

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Long exposure photograph of waves washing around large weathered rocks on Owenahincha Beach, creating misty white water effects with scattered stones and seaweed on the sand under an overcast sky, County Cork.

A Sentinel at Sunset

A groyne standing upright by the seashore near Youghal.

The wooden post in this photograph is part of Youghal’s coastal defence system called groynes. They are structures built perpendicular to the shore to prevent beach erosion by trapping sand moved by longshore drift. These timber groynes at Youghal are regularly maintained and replaced as part of ongoing coastal management efforts by Cork County Council. The long exposure technique used in this photograph typically requires exposure times of 30 seconds to several minutes, using neutral density filters to reduce the amount of light entering the camera, which creates the smooth, ethereal water effect by averaging out the motion of waves over time.

Apertureƒ/8CameraILCE-7RM5Focal length39mmISO100Shutter speed13s

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