Impossible Illumination

Fireflies Hovering Over Moon Path in Alpine Twilight in from a quiet alpine saddle near Lijiang

Fireflies Hovering Over Moon Path in Alpine Twilight

Fujifilm X-E4 · from a quiet alpine saddle near Lijiang

 Floating Shadows Porcelain Mortar Bedside in on a bedside table in Oslo

Floating Shadows Porcelain Mortar Bedside

Nikon D800 · on a bedside table in Oslo

 Glowing Ghost Mushroom on Alpine Tile Sand Dune in from a quiet alpine saddle near Adelaide

Glowing Ghost Mushroom on Alpine Tile Sand Dune

Minolta XD-7 · from a quiet alpine saddle near Adelaide

 Fireflies and Giant Lanterns in Stone Chapel in inside a candlelit abbey nave in Alleppey

Fireflies and Giant Lanterns in Stone Chapel

Fujifilm X-Pro2 · inside a candlelit abbey nave in Alleppey

 Flashlight Beam Over Flaked Paint Near Belbis in near Belbis

Flashlight Beam Over Flaked Paint Near Belbis

Nikon FM2 · near Belbis

 Amber Insect Specimen Night Glow Essen in on a stone ledge near Essen

Amber Insect Specimen Night Glow Essen

Pentax MX · on a stone ledge near Essen

 Glowing Foxfire on Rotting Stump Kentucky Night in in Kentucky

Glowing Foxfire on Rotting Stump Kentucky Night

Fujifilm X-S10 · in Kentucky

 Giant Mirrored Candles Towering in Tucson Shrine in inside a candlelit nave in Tucson

Giant Mirrored Candles Towering in Tucson Shrine

iPhone 12 Pro · inside a candlelit nave in Tucson

 Origami on Night Table Near Montreal Market in on a bedside table near Jean-Talon Market, Montreal

Origami on Night Table Near Montreal Market

Zorki 3S · on a bedside table near Jean-Talon Market, Montreal

 Backlit Ear Capillary Fractal Nottingham Stairwell in inside a tiled stair hall in Nottingham

Backlit Ear Capillary Fractal Nottingham Stairwell

Olympus Trip 35 · inside a tiled stair hall in Nottingham

 Moonlit Bamboo Fireflies Rio Night Surreal in beneath a moon-washed horizon near Rio de Janeiro

Moonlit Bamboo Fireflies Rio Night Surreal

Canon EOS 7D Mark II · beneath a moon-washed horizon near Rio de Janeiro

 Capillary Branching Backlit in Shibin Arcade in inside a glass-roofed arcade in Shibin Al Kawm

Capillary Branching Backlit in Shibin Arcade

Pentax Spotmatic · inside a glass-roofed arcade in Shibin Al Kawm

 Flashlight Beam Cuts Fog Dark Forest in across a storm-bright plain near Adelaide

Flashlight Beam Cuts Fog Dark Forest

Rollei 35 · across a storm-bright plain near Adelaide

 Bioluminescent Foxfire on Stump in Latvian Darkness in beneath a dark-sky overlook in Latvia

Bioluminescent Foxfire on Stump in Latvian Darkness

Fujifilm GFX100 II · beneath a dark-sky overlook in Latvia

 Fractal Ear Vessels on Lunar Surface in inside a glass-roofed arcade in Nampula

Fractal Ear Vessels on Lunar Surface

Canon EOS 650 · inside a glass-roofed arcade in Nampula

 Silhouetted Bee Leg Amidst Giant Floating Lanterns in near Taiyuan

Silhouetted Bee Leg Amidst Giant Floating Lanterns

Samsung Galaxy S9+ · near Taiyuan

 Bioluminescent Foxfire on Rotting Stump Argentina in in Argentina

Bioluminescent Foxfire on Rotting Stump Argentina

Nikon D300 · in Argentina

 Giant Lantern Pole on Velvet Chair Midnight Manchester in on a velvet chair in Manchester

Giant Lantern Pole on Velvet Chair Midnight Manchester

Pentax K1000 · on a velvet chair in Manchester

 Torah Scroll Open on Synagogue Bimah Alleppey in beside a carved Torah ark in Alleppey

Torah Scroll Open on Synagogue Bimah Alleppey

Fujifilm GFX100S · beside a carved Torah ark in Alleppey

 Peeling Birch Bark in Copper Autumn Light in in a bloom-heavy meadow in the Cotswolds

Peeling Birch Bark in Copper Autumn Light

Canon EOS 1000D · in a bloom-heavy meadow in the Cotswolds

 Floating Ruins Yemen Ballroom Monsoon in inside a collapsed lobby under broken plaster in Yemen

Floating Ruins Yemen Ballroom Monsoon

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra · inside a collapsed lobby under broken plaster in Yemen

 Moonlit Dust Sun on Museum Plinth in on a museum plinth near Semarang

Moonlit Dust Sun on Museum Plinth

Sony a9 · on a museum plinth near Semarang

 Redwood Cathedral Altar Night Fluorescent Light in at the foot of a stone altar in Chiba

Redwood Cathedral Altar Night Fluorescent Light

Canon AE-1 · at the foot of a stone altar in Chiba

 Twilight Silhouette in Taiwan Asylum Corridor in along a ward corridor with broken glass and falling plaster in Taiwan

Twilight Silhouette in Taiwan Asylum Corridor

Sony a7R IV · along a ward corridor with broken glass and falling plaster in Taiwan

 Peeling Paint Reveals Wood Grain With Giant Flower in against woven linen fibers in Damascus

Peeling Paint Reveals Wood Grain With Giant Flower

Leica M9 · against woven linen fibers in Damascus

 Surreal Fig Tree on Transitioning Tile Sand Floor in near Anyang

Surreal Fig Tree on Transitioning Tile Sand Floor

Fujifilm X100S · near Anyang

 Frost Needles on Oak Leaf in Bole Candlelight in inside a seed pod split open in Bole, Addis Ababa

Frost Needles on Oak Leaf in Bole Candlelight

Sony Xperia 1 V · inside a seed pod split open in Bole, Addis Ababa

 Surreal Torah Reading with Giant Teacup in inside a synagogue sanctuary in Gómez Palacio

Surreal Torah Reading with Giant Teacup

Canon EOS-1D X Mark III · inside a synagogue sanctuary in Gómez Palacio

 Night Light Through Broken Stained Glass in Synagogue in inside a synagogue sanctuary in San Jose

Night Light Through Broken Stained Glass in Synagogue

Minox 8x11 · inside a synagogue sanctuary in San Jose

 Flashlight Beam on Flaked Paint in Ruined Corridor in along a vine-choked corridor near Anyang

Flashlight Beam on Flaked Paint in Ruined Corridor

OM System OM-1 Mark II · along a vine-choked corridor near Anyang

 Pine Needle Carpet Ruin Chapel Arch Boston in beneath a broken stone arch near Back Bay, Boston

Pine Needle Carpet Ruin Chapel Arch Boston

Canon EOS 6D · beneath a broken stone arch near Back Bay, Boston

 Fractal Capillaries in Backlit Ear in inside a restored train terminal in Tamale

Fractal Capillaries in Backlit Ear

Nikon FA · inside a restored train terminal in Tamale

 Neon Lit Giant Apothecary in Thimphu Bedroom in on a bedside table in Thimphu

Neon Lit Giant Apothecary in Thimphu Bedroom

Fujifilm X-T3 · on a bedside table in Thimphu

 Flashlight Beam Across Flaked Paint and Broken Tiles in through a courtyard reclaimed by grasses near Varna

Flashlight Beam Across Flaked Paint and Broken Tiles

Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II · through a courtyard reclaimed by grasses near Varna

 Fireflies Drift Through Moonlit Bamboo Thailand in beneath a dark-sky overlook in Thailand

Fireflies Drift Through Moonlit Bamboo Thailand

Nikon D5 · beneath a dark-sky overlook in Thailand

 Dust in Sanatorium Corridor Late Night in on dew-soaked moss in Amman

Dust in Sanatorium Corridor Late Night

iPhone 7 Plus · on dew-soaked moss in Amman

 Twilight Flashlight Beam on Flaked Paint Vietnam Corridor in along a vine-choked corridor in Vietnam

Twilight Flashlight Beam on Flaked Paint Vietnam Corridor

Leica M11 · along a vine-choked corridor in Vietnam

 Fractal Ear Veins in Puerto La Cruz Arcade in inside a glass-roofed arcade in Puerto La Cruz

Fractal Ear Veins in Puerto La Cruz Arcade

Nikon Z fc · inside a glass-roofed arcade in Puerto La Cruz

 Midnight Algiers Liquor Cap Grid Surreal Retail Reset in inside a storefront prepared for opening in Algiers

Midnight Algiers Liquor Cap Grid Surreal Retail Reset

Fujifilm X-Pro1 · inside a storefront prepared for opening in Algiers

 Birch Forest Night Fern Floor Dust in on a fern-lined forest floor near Victoria

Birch Forest Night Fern Floor Dust

Leica Standard · on a fern-lined forest floor near Victoria