Catching the Light

 

Long days where light and shadows kiss

And light stretches across the floor 

In a never ending line ending on a distant wall

Where a shadow seems to move in rhythm 

As one try’s to catch the light.

Light moves quickly and the shadows are sure to follow.  And, as it creeps through cracks in the blinds, a dance begins with its partner the darkness.   The light dances across the walls and floors in a never ending dance forming shadowy shapes.

Alfred Stieglitz, the photographer said, “Where there is light one can photograph.”  Yes that is true, but first you must see the light.  This blog is about observing the light and shadows it creates during one day I spent observing it within my space.  

All images were made using a Sony A7II camera using natural window light.

  

The Light and Shadows of Lockdown

There is a certain feeling of darkness coupled with loneliness during this period of COVID-19, but there is also a light spilling through this gloom.   This again is a photo essay compiled with images that express feelings of isolation.

If this period of self-isolation has taught me anything as a photographer, it is how the small things around me can be visible definitions, or glimpses into this isolation.  The invisible has become visible.  The light and shadows around me have helped give visual reality to these feelings of bleakness that my camera helps me record.

The light streaming through the windows is a dance between light and darkness.  As the light moves from surface to surface, shapes become defined.   These shapes are small parts of my existence.  My senses have become acute to the various items I see or maybe don’t see.  And, as I photograph these items that seem to hide in the shadows, it has strengthened my  ability to see and feel this light and shadows.  There is certain aesthetics in the shadows because they define the light and that which it falls upon.  The question of course arises, what more is hidden in the shadows?  It is therefore, this creative process that makes my isolation palatable.

The images for this blog were shot using a Sony Alpha7II camera…during morning hours when the light is coming through the windows from the east and at it’s strongest.  If you like this blog and want to reach me, I can be reached at nymacc@gmail.com