Second challenge of the year went above and beyond any expectations I had about this challenge. This community continue to surprise me and I couldn't be happier about it.
Wow so many beautiful photographs. Thankyou for the challenge and spending all the time organising it and sharing the results with us all. I think the winning photograph has a different edge, it is a great composition.
Such an amazing array of stunning photography, congratulations to Mark - I found myself so fascinated by the image that I googled the location to find the pictured sculpture - it looks alive in your photo. Brilliant. And thank you so much for the honorable mention, I'm chuffed to bits! Loved this challenge very much and Substack feels like such a perfect home for it - a perfect combination of pictures and words. Thank you Patrik!
Thank you for taking part, Emily! You deserve the honorable mention, your photo is nothing short of stunning! Couldn't agree more, Substack is the perfect place for this!
Wow! I wasn’t expecting to win this challenge based on all the other truly incredible images submitted. This has really started my day off with a bang. Big thanks to @patrik l for choosing my photo and for organizing this challenge.
I absolutely love this community. So many incredible images. Thank you for giving us this space to share our work and connect with each other. Can't wait for the next one!
Love this theme and the submissions. Beautiful work from all. The winner, Mark’s photo reminds me of Fan Ho’s work, a Chinese photographer, who used shadow and light to create stunning images.
Thank you, Sarah! I've heard of Fan Ho, his work is stunning! Need to look closer at it but from what I've seen, you nailed it, definitely similar style!
Wow! Every entry is so beautiful, each and every image seems to say something in the silence of the viewing, they all have their own special energy ✨ Thank you Patrik, Illuminate was such a brilliant theme to take part in, and thank you so much for choosing my image as one of your 12 featured, it’s made my day to sit among such brilliant contributors! 💫
Extraordinary and uplifting to see so many ppl gifted with the “eye” of an artist. So much awfulness in our world is made void with lovely art like this yet sometimes that can also be captured beautifully. Bravo to all!
Loved them. And thank you for sharing these marvelous works.
So many spectatcular images in this week's challenge. Worthy winner but I think Gary's photo is my personal favourite.
Wow. Thank you!
So many! Gary's photo is incredible, was not easy to pick a winner this week!
I really liked Gary’s photo too
Wow so many beautiful photographs. Thankyou for the challenge and spending all the time organising it and sharing the results with us all. I think the winning photograph has a different edge, it is a great composition.
Thank you for taking part, Hayley!
Mark really hit it out of the park with his submission, truly stunning!
Thank you Hayley 🙏
So many fantastic images! Every photo is beautiful ✨(And thank you for the mention! 🙏🏾)
They sure are, loved every second of this challenge! Thank you for taking part, always a pleasure seeing your beautiful photos!
Such an amazing array of stunning photography, congratulations to Mark - I found myself so fascinated by the image that I googled the location to find the pictured sculpture - it looks alive in your photo. Brilliant. And thank you so much for the honorable mention, I'm chuffed to bits! Loved this challenge very much and Substack feels like such a perfect home for it - a perfect combination of pictures and words. Thank you Patrik!
Thank you for taking part, Emily! You deserve the honorable mention, your photo is nothing short of stunning! Couldn't agree more, Substack is the perfect place for this!
Wow! I wasn’t expecting to win this challenge based on all the other truly incredible images submitted. This has really started my day off with a bang. Big thanks to @patrik l for choosing my photo and for organizing this challenge.
It's a well deserved win, Mark! Your photo is stunning!
Thank you for being a part of it, hope to see much more from you moving forward!
Thanks Patrik, I’ll definitely try to participate in future challenges. Not sure why you couldn’t find my stack, here’s the link https://open.substack.com/pub/ivesnapped?r=2grftu&utm_medium=ios
Not sure either, I still can't see it if I click your profile but the link works perfectly so I'll make sure to post it! Thank you!
I absolutely love this community. So many incredible images. Thank you for giving us this space to share our work and connect with each other. Can't wait for the next one!
Thank you for being a part of it, it's the people that makes the community, so thank you!
So many great photographs this week. Congratulations to everyone.
Love this theme and the submissions. Beautiful work from all. The winner, Mark’s photo reminds me of Fan Ho’s work, a Chinese photographer, who used shadow and light to create stunning images.
Fantastic image Mark!
Thank you, Sarah! I've heard of Fan Ho, his work is stunning! Need to look closer at it but from what I've seen, you nailed it, definitely similar style!
Thank you Sarah 🙏
Wow! Every entry is so beautiful, each and every image seems to say something in the silence of the viewing, they all have their own special energy ✨ Thank you Patrik, Illuminate was such a brilliant theme to take part in, and thank you so much for choosing my image as one of your 12 featured, it’s made my day to sit among such brilliant contributors! 💫
So much beauty this challenge! Thank you for participating, Laionie! I love your photo and you deserve to be at least in my top 12!
Thank you so much! 🥹💫
Extraordinary and uplifting to see so many ppl gifted with the “eye” of an artist. So much awfulness in our world is made void with lovely art like this yet sometimes that can also be captured beautifully. Bravo to all!
Loved them. And thank you for sharing these marvelous works.
Wow so beautiful!!
Congratulations Mark 👏🏻 - wonderful shot.
Thanks for mentioning mine Patrick ☺️
Thank you for participating, Casper! Your photo is absolutely beautiful!
Thanks Casper 🙏
Merci beaucoup!
So glad I added my second picture in extremis and it made into your 12 favourites 😊
Same here, Aline! Both are absolutely stunning!
What an incredible collection of images!!
So many beautiful photos for that challenge! Loved every moment of it!
Love the rich contrast of shadows and light. Great image!