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MOTION
Welcome to MOTION, our captivating online photo exhibition that explores the dynamic interplay between stillness and movement through the lens of talented photographers from around the globe. This exhibition celebrates the art of capturing motion—whether it's the graceful arc of a dancer mid-performance, the rush of city life, or the subtle shift of light and shadow. In this exhibition, you'll encounter a diverse array of approaches to the subject of motion:
- Dynamic Action Shots: Some photographers excel in freezing high-energy moments, such as athletes in mid-air or vehicles speeding by. These images showcase the power and intensity of movement, offering a visceral experience of action.
- Long Exposure Techniques: Others use long exposure to blur and elongate motion, creating dreamlike trails and fluid lines that convey a sense of continuous motion. This technique captures the passage of time in a single frame, transforming fleeting moments into enduring visual narratives.
- Abstract Interpretations: A few photographers take a more abstract approach, using motion to create striking patterns and textures. These images often eschew recognizable subjects in favor of pure visual rhythm, turning the concept of movement into a series of compelling forms and colors.
- Everyday Movement: Some focus on the subtleties of everyday life, capturing the motion inherent in daily routines and interactions. These photographs reveal the beauty and rhythm in seemingly ordinary moments, providing a new perspective on the world around us.
We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the artists who have been accepted into MOTION. Your work not only highlights your exceptional skill and creativity but also enriches our understanding of how movement can be expressed through photography. We are thrilled to showcase your remarkable talent and invite everyone to explore the diverse interpretations of motion that each of you has so masterfully captured.
Congratulations to our three winners:
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First Place: Lynn Doran
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Second Place: Maureen Lohan-Bremer
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Third Place: Vicki Brown
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Frenzy
Lynn Doran
My photography is informed by a combination of random opportunity and cultural geography, especially cultures that are under the shadow of extinction or modification to the point of erasure.
Cultures display the way we as human beings see, create, and express ourselves. For me, photography offers a direct means by which I can visually experience and simultaneously record those characteristics (authenticities) which define complex cultural landscapes.
My photography is informed by a combination of random opportunity and cultural geography, especially cultures that are under the shadow of extinction or modification to the point of erasure.
Cultures display the way we as human beings see, create, and express ourselves. For me, photography offers a direct means by which I can visually experience and simultaneously record those characteristics (authenticities) which define complex cultural landscapes.
Sky Ride
Maureen Lohan-Bremer
My photographs are invitations to celebrate the beauty of the ordinary and to consider possibilities that exist beyond what is immediate to the eye. Elements of light, color, line, texture, and motion are used to capture transient moments that invoke a sense of mystery and invite reflection.
My photographs are invitations to celebrate the beauty of the ordinary and to consider possibilities that exist beyond what is immediate to the eye. Elements of light, color, line, texture, and motion are used to capture transient moments that invoke a sense of mystery and invite reflection.
Midflight
Vicki Brown
Most, if not all, of my photos are a matter of pure luck. I love the element of surprise, seeing what the right click at the right time reveals. If I am fortunate, there is little to no editing other than perhaps some cropping. I am passionate about the natural world and what we can learn from it, if nothing else, an appreciation of beauty and wonder.
Most, if not all, of my photos are a matter of pure luck. I love the element of surprise, seeing what the right click at the right time reveals. If I am fortunate, there is little to no editing other than perhaps some cropping. I am passionate about the natural world and what we can learn from it, if nothing else, an appreciation of beauty and wonder.
First Place
Second Place
Third Place
Dança Na Praça
Ed Figueiredo
Fotógrafo com curso no Instituto Moreira Salles, apaixonado por viagens, natureza e pessoas.
Photographer with a degree from Instituto Moreira Salles, passionate about travel, nature and people.
Fotógrafo com curso no Instituto Moreira Salles, apaixonado por viagens, natureza e pessoas.
Photographer with a degree from Instituto Moreira Salles, passionate about travel, nature and people.
Rodeo Lifesaving 101
Bert Entwistle
I love to shoot action sports. Of all the different sports I have covered, I find rodeo sports to be the most challenging and exciting. When the gate opens you have eight seconds to get the primary shots, and then cover any wrecks that may happen.
I love to shoot action sports. Of all the different sports I have covered, I find rodeo sports to be the most challenging and exciting. When the gate opens you have eight seconds to get the primary shots, and then cover any wrecks that may happen.
Swirling
Arlene Vidor
I occasionally digress photographically from my first loves, landscape and architecture. Stillness and the un-peopled environment draw my eye. But oddly, the few times I have departed to other subject matter, a sense of motion has been involved. I think, given my sensibilities, the capture of motion is as close as I'll ever get to what some may call an 'action shot'.
I occasionally digress photographically from my first loves, landscape and architecture. Stillness and the un-peopled environment draw my eye. But oddly, the few times I have departed to other subject matter, a sense of motion has been involved. I think, given my sensibilities, the capture of motion is as close as I'll ever get to what some may call an 'action shot'.
Flood Pollution
Anna Pikalenko
Greetings. My name is Anna. I am 45 years old and live in Ukraine. I started photography by accident a couple of years ago. But this occupation fascinated me so much that it is now my life. My main shootings are sports competitions. Since I like to travel, I also photograph landscapes.
Greetings. My name is Anna. I am 45 years old and live in Ukraine. I started photography by accident a couple of years ago. But this occupation fascinated me so much that it is now my life. My main shootings are sports competitions. Since I like to travel, I also photograph landscapes.
A Boy On The Go
Amanda Liefeld
I am very passionate about capturing the often overlooked little details of the natural world around me. I primarily photograph the natural world in the hopes that I can share the beauty I see with others.
I am very passionate about capturing the often overlooked little details of the natural world around me. I primarily photograph the natural world in the hopes that I can share the beauty I see with others.
Sinking Geo
Salvatore Privitera
As an artist, I gravitate towards Surrealist work. From Dali to Magritte, the bizarre elegance of their work has an uncanny beauty that easily grabs my attention. The work I produce tends to rely on subverting expectations like the old masters. I may build small sets to photograph or create a sculpture with a video display (that also captures the viewer's likeness and implements them into the background of the video). Working with scale, or placing objects next to each other that, on face value, do not seem to match. The themes of my artwork rely heavily on my passions and interests. Projects have had general themes of human existence or the lack of control we have in our everyday lives. I have created work that came from underlying anger and grief – and sometimes even frustration in politics or the surrounding bureaucracies of the world.
The beautifully created scenes of Lori Nix, the lighting and placement of objects from Irving Penn, the confusion and indirectness of Rene Magritte, the technology and tools of Nam Jun Pak, and the emotional connections within Sally Man’s photographs are just some of my favorite sources of inspiration.
Science and technology have played a large role in my artwork. I began my journey with photography specifically based on analog chemistry. At the time, I was debating art and science – and photography was the perfect blend of both. With the onset of digital, technology is also thrown into the mix. With circuits, coding, old processes, and 3D animation, my practice ranges in scope and intent. Emotional content, whether to make someone smile or cry, is a major part of the practice as well. Artwork needs the emotional backbone to create an experience for the viewer.
The mediums differ from project to project. I have created digital and analog still imagery, moving images, 3D animations, VR and AR, sculptures - with lights, videos, and sounds- and other technology-based mediums. The main focus has always been photography – but with later research, I realized the connections between the mediums and how I could transition to a 3D environment or create a large-scale sculpture.
My recent studies have brought me to self-reflection. My wife and I experienced a miscarriage last year. A short time later, we were fortunate enough to be able to attempt IVF. These events have influenced the newest images. Between the pain my wife and I had to endure with the empty cribs and useless baby items to the scheduled, ongoing, struggles of IVF my artwork has helped heal the struggles so many have felt.
As an artist, I gravitate towards Surrealist work. From Dali to Magritte, the bizarre elegance of their work has an uncanny beauty that easily grabs my attention. The work I produce tends to rely on subverting expectations like the old masters. I may build small sets to photograph or create a sculpture with a video display (that also captures the viewer's likeness and implements them into the background of the video). Working with scale, or placing objects next to each other that, on face value, do not seem to match. The themes of my artwork rely heavily on my passions and interests. Projects have had general themes of human existence or the lack of control we have in our everyday lives. I have created work that came from underlying anger and grief – and sometimes even frustration in politics or the surrounding bureaucracies of the world.
The beautifully created scenes of Lori Nix, the lighting and placement of objects from Irving Penn, the confusion and indirectness of Rene Magritte, the technology and tools of Nam Jun Pak, and the emotional connections within Sally Man’s photographs are just some of my favorite sources of inspiration.
Science and technology have played a large role in my artwork. I began my journey with photography specifically based on analog chemistry. At the time, I was debating art and science – and photography was the perfect blend of both. With the onset of digital, technology is also thrown into the mix. With circuits, coding, old processes, and 3D animation, my practice ranges in scope and intent. Emotional content, whether to make someone smile or cry, is a major part of the practice as well. Artwork needs the emotional backbone to create an experience for the viewer.
The mediums differ from project to project. I have created digital and analog still imagery, moving images, 3D animations, VR and AR, sculptures - with lights, videos, and sounds- and other technology-based mediums. The main focus has always been photography – but with later research, I realized the connections between the mediums and how I could transition to a 3D environment or create a large-scale sculpture.
My recent studies have brought me to self-reflection. My wife and I experienced a miscarriage last year. A short time later, we were fortunate enough to be able to attempt IVF. These events have influenced the newest images. Between the pain my wife and I had to endure with the empty cribs and useless baby items to the scheduled, ongoing, struggles of IVF my artwork has helped heal the struggles so many have felt.
Racer's Edge
Gwynneth Green
Writing has long been my primary passion. As a published poet I became involved in ekphrastic partnerships with visual artists and participated in a number of exhibitions in this capacity—a synergy between word and image that I found fascinating. A suggestion from an artist friend was to use my own photographs for inspiration, in doing so I began experimenting with placing the words into the photo. A combining my poetry with my photos into what I refer as photo/musings.
Initially, when I take photos there is no particular intention. It is upon review on the computer when the creativity begins. I disassemble and restructure the image using a variety of techniques.
At times using more than one photo, working to create a captivating mood. During the process is when the poetry ignites. Inspired by the underlying feeling of the photo, an expression is formed as a haiku, 6-word poem or short poetic flow. These words are subtly melded into the photo allowing the viewer a moment of discovery when the narrative reveals itself, in the photo/musings.
Writing has long been my primary passion. As a published poet I became involved in ekphrastic partnerships with visual artists and participated in a number of exhibitions in this capacity—a synergy between word and image that I found fascinating. A suggestion from an artist friend was to use my own photographs for inspiration, in doing so I began experimenting with placing the words into the photo. A combining my poetry with my photos into what I refer as photo/musings.
Initially, when I take photos there is no particular intention. It is upon review on the computer when the creativity begins. I disassemble and restructure the image using a variety of techniques.
At times using more than one photo, working to create a captivating mood. During the process is when the poetry ignites. Inspired by the underlying feeling of the photo, an expression is formed as a haiku, 6-word poem or short poetic flow. These words are subtly melded into the photo allowing the viewer a moment of discovery when the narrative reveals itself, in the photo/musings.
Outdoor Monitor at Race Course
Hideki Yura
Since 1997, I have been showing my work as a fine art photographer in group and solo exhibitions.
I have also entered competitions and my work has been selected.
In 2010 I stopped working as a photographer and started doing other work.
I had stopped creating art for a long time, but around two years ago, I started to pursue photography again.
Public collection : Kiyosato museum of photographic arts
Since 1997, I have been showing my work as a fine art photographer in group and solo exhibitions.
I have also entered competitions and my work has been selected.
In 2010 I stopped working as a photographer and started doing other work.
I had stopped creating art for a long time, but around two years ago, I started to pursue photography again.
Public collection : Kiyosato museum of photographic arts
Falling Star Daisies
Mary Hogan
My photography uses unique perspectives, compelling compositions, and a touch of the unexpected to draw the viewer in, offering them not just a picture, but an experience that lingers long after they've looked away. It's an art form that transcends mere visual aesthetics, becoming a conversation without words between the artist and the observer.
My photography uses unique perspectives, compelling compositions, and a touch of the unexpected to draw the viewer in, offering them not just a picture, but an experience that lingers long after they've looked away. It's an art form that transcends mere visual aesthetics, becoming a conversation without words between the artist and the observer.
Honeymoon Blue
Pamela Beck
Pamela Beck’s Psychedelic series is all about the intersection of light and color.Fascinated by how colors merge and transcend the limits of their original hues when exposed to varying lighting conditions and camera settings, she creates a world of hallucinogenic abstractions composed of fantastical shapes, reflections, movement, and trippy explosions of color.
When working in the dark, her camera lens picks up a collision of colors and shapes that are invisible to the human eye. “It all happens in a microsecond. It’s an instant in time - something I can’t recreate. I’m literally drawing with color and light.”
Pamela Beck’s Psychedelic series is all about the intersection of light and color.Fascinated by how colors merge and transcend the limits of their original hues when exposed to varying lighting conditions and camera settings, she creates a world of hallucinogenic abstractions composed of fantastical shapes, reflections, movement, and trippy explosions of color.
When working in the dark, her camera lens picks up a collision of colors and shapes that are invisible to the human eye. “It all happens in a microsecond. It’s an instant in time - something I can’t recreate. I’m literally drawing with color and light.”
Direction
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Utterly Butterly Wingwalker
Richard Murrin
My photographic style is precise, having a strong focus on landscapes, atmosphere and intricate architectural detailing, alongside scenes of ‘in your face’ everyday life, used as a way to visually communicate a sense of place & time. I hope you like them!
My photographic style is precise, having a strong focus on landscapes, atmosphere and intricate architectural detailing, alongside scenes of ‘in your face’ everyday life, used as a way to visually communicate a sense of place & time. I hope you like them!
Story Of TheYear
Stephanie Cincinnati
Live Music Photography with an array of colors, angles and movements.
Live Music Photography with an array of colors, angles and movements.
Roseate Spoonbill Cooling Off
Steven Weinberger
I am an amateur photographer shooting with a Canon R5 mirrorless camera and an RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7 lens.
I am an amateur photographer shooting with a Canon R5 mirrorless camera and an RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7 lens.
Bus on Story Bridge
Terry Charles
I just love making photos of people going about their every day life. Life on the streets has fascinated me for many years and there is never a day that does not present a photo opportunity.
I just love making photos of people going about their every day life. Life on the streets has fascinated me for many years and there is never a day that does not present a photo opportunity.
The last sliver of light releases a bouquet
Rita Myers
I am interested in uncovering the small particle, often overlooked, but perhaps holding something unexpected, something wondrous, something joyful. An array of clouds, the last light of day, a trembling flower, all poised to be transformed into something that is unknown to me when first encountered.
I do not consider myself a photographer in the traditional sense. I come to photography through my background in sculpture, video and graphic design, and I rarely set out with a particular theme or subject matter in mind. Rather, I gather images serendipitously, on morning walks and on explorations of new and nearby terrains. These serve as the basis for extended contemplation and, when ready, they present themselves as necessarily coming together in unique ways.
I am interested in uncovering the small particle, often overlooked, but perhaps holding something unexpected, something wondrous, something joyful. An array of clouds, the last light of day, a trembling flower, all poised to be transformed into something that is unknown to me when first encountered.
I do not consider myself a photographer in the traditional sense. I come to photography through my background in sculpture, video and graphic design, and I rarely set out with a particular theme or subject matter in mind. Rather, I gather images serendipitously, on morning walks and on explorations of new and nearby terrains. These serve as the basis for extended contemplation and, when ready, they present themselves as necessarily coming together in unique ways.
Tracks
James Knauf
I photograph a diverse range of subjects, from the ethereal Milky Way and celestial phenomena to the intricate details of architecture, machinery, and, more often now, everyday moments of street life. I aim to transcend clichés and capture unique perspectives that evoke contemplation and wonder. I find a unique blend of technical expertise and artistic and emotional resonance in photography. I embrace the digital realm for its creative possibilities, yet the final print embodies the culmination of my artistic vision and dedication to capturing moments of profound beauty.
I photograph a diverse range of subjects, from the ethereal Milky Way and celestial phenomena to the intricate details of architecture, machinery, and, more often now, everyday moments of street life. I aim to transcend clichés and capture unique perspectives that evoke contemplation and wonder. I find a unique blend of technical expertise and artistic and emotional resonance in photography. I embrace the digital realm for its creative possibilities, yet the final print embodies the culmination of my artistic vision and dedication to capturing moments of profound beauty.
The Two Buttes
Adam Chapin
Photography, for me, is a very internal process. I have to feel it before I can decide whether to make it or not. This results in the missing moments at times and the fortune to find the real moments when I can be present. I believe deeply in the art of failure and the surprise of success, and this informs my desire to shoot as much as I can when I do go out - or, as an old friend once said, "practice noticing." With a background in psychology, I am pulled in by what we humans do, whether that be the trash we toss on the street, the gestures we make, the patterns we follow, or how we choose to move through the world. And in as much as the human connection inspires me, I also often find myself out in nature, getting lost and exploring my rhythm - never entirely sure I will find the right frame, but then again, that was never the point.
Photography, for me, is a very internal process. I have to feel it before I can decide whether to make it or not. This results in the missing moments at times and the fortune to find the real moments when I can be present. I believe deeply in the art of failure and the surprise of success, and this informs my desire to shoot as much as I can when I do go out - or, as an old friend once said, "practice noticing." With a background in psychology, I am pulled in by what we humans do, whether that be the trash we toss on the street, the gestures we make, the patterns we follow, or how we choose to move through the world. And in as much as the human connection inspires me, I also often find myself out in nature, getting lost and exploring my rhythm - never entirely sure I will find the right frame, but then again, that was never the point.
Racer, Olmstead Loop, Cool, CA
James R Swartzlander
A photograph of a mountain bike racer in the Olmstead Loop MTB race in Cool, California. (Yes, there is a town called "Cool, California".)
A photograph of a mountain bike racer in the Olmstead Loop MTB race in Cool, California. (Yes, there is a town called "Cool, California".)
Circle Rigidly
Matthias Krispien
I am a contemplative photographer who primarily photographs nature. What happens before I take a photo in nature? I don't ask myself any questions or goals in nature, I don't comment, I don't think, I don't analyze, I don't look for meaning.
I just look, hear, feel, smell, but I don't photograph.
And something amazing happens to me, because I enter into a relationship with my location and everything that influences me from the outside. Now I can take my special photo with my expanded perception.
I am a contemplative photographer who primarily photographs nature. What happens before I take a photo in nature? I don't ask myself any questions or goals in nature, I don't comment, I don't think, I don't analyze, I don't look for meaning.
I just look, hear, feel, smell, but I don't photograph.
And something amazing happens to me, because I enter into a relationship with my location and everything that influences me from the outside. Now I can take my special photo with my expanded perception.
Passion of Ballet
Johan Franzen
Dance can be pure magic and beauty, and by using long exposure and motion blur the artist capture the dreamlike and abstract out of control feeling of allowing your soul to get fully absolved in the rhythm and the music. With the artists enduring fascination for the contrast between highlights and shadows, stillness and movement, dream and reality, this becomes a perfect tool to describe the passion and sensuality in the dance and the photographs become painterly and can be described as work of Abstract Romanticism.
Dance can be pure magic and beauty, and by using long exposure and motion blur the artist capture the dreamlike and abstract out of control feeling of allowing your soul to get fully absolved in the rhythm and the music. With the artists enduring fascination for the contrast between highlights and shadows, stillness and movement, dream and reality, this becomes a perfect tool to describe the passion and sensuality in the dance and the photographs become painterly and can be described as work of Abstract Romanticism.
Glass Block
Jean-Paul Picard
I call my work “Sweeps,” which is the result of experimenting with moving the camera (iPhone), like a brush during exposures, recording time, movement and memory. After exposure, using my extensive skill set of both traditional and digital photography and printmaking, the file is prepared with little manipulation. Since 2023, I have been producing free-standing sculptures and wall hangings.
I call my work “Sweeps,” which is the result of experimenting with moving the camera (iPhone), like a brush during exposures, recording time, movement and memory. After exposure, using my extensive skill set of both traditional and digital photography and printmaking, the file is prepared with little manipulation. Since 2023, I have been producing free-standing sculptures and wall hangings.
Duckabush Rapids
Vince Barnes
As we know staring at the stars, the sense of motion is relative. In photography, sometimes motion may be captured from a moving subject. Sometimes the photographer can impart a sense of motion with technique. Sometimes both are at play.
As we know staring at the stars, the sense of motion is relative. In photography, sometimes motion may be captured from a moving subject. Sometimes the photographer can impart a sense of motion with technique. Sometimes both are at play.
Hot Desert Nights
Wendy Beeghley
I create photographs to share not just what I see, but what I feel when I'm in nature. Using techniques like long shutter speeds allows me to transcend reality and share the exhilaration, grace, and wonder of my experience in ways our eyes can't always see, inviting new ways to connect. And that, to me, is the magic of photography.
I create photographs to share not just what I see, but what I feel when I'm in nature. Using techniques like long shutter speeds allows me to transcend reality and share the exhilaration, grace, and wonder of my experience in ways our eyes can't always see, inviting new ways to connect. And that, to me, is the magic of photography.
Hope in the Dark
Bridget Bourgon
Observing and capturing the unique, the unusual and the unexpected is my passion. There is nothing like colliding with the perfect place and time. I'm always looking.
Observing and capturing the unique, the unusual and the unexpected is my passion. There is nothing like colliding with the perfect place and time. I'm always looking.
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