Photography

Meditate with a Monk for Peace

Alakajay, Black And White Photography, Photography

A quiet, monochrome moment captured during the “Meditate with a Monk” event at Constitution Gardens in Washington, D.C. Led by the Venerable Bhante Pannakara – who completed a transformative peace walk from Texas earlier this year – this recent session invited the public for a morning of mindfulness, reflection, and collective stillness. The Washington Monument stands as a solemn backdrop to this powerful gathering in the heart of the nation’s capital.

Strung Across the Loire

Black And White Photography, Ian, Photography
Montjean-sur-Loire suspension bridge over Loire river with dramatic cloud sky, Canon 6D Mark II 16-35mm CPL filter

A circular polariser was essential here — it deepens the sky and gives the clouds their weight without needing any filtration in post. Shot wide on the 16–35mm to capture both the full bridge span and the sky above, the geometry of the cables provides the leading lines. In monochrome the tonal drama the CPL creates is at its most powerful: the dark sky, bright clouds, and mid-tone bridge structure stack cleanly without competing.

From the article Montjean-sur-Loire — The Wrong Road, the Right Place on IJM Photography. Canon EOS 6D Mark II | 16–35mm | CPL filter.

Abandoned House Vignette

Black And White Photography, C.S. Young Jr., Photography
Abandoned House on Hwy 88 in Creston Composition 1
Abandoned House on Hwy 88 in Creston Composition 1

Abandoned house vignette on Hwy 88 in Creston, NC, Ashe County.

Cheers,

C. S.

The Three Sisters

Black And White Photography, Laurie, Mobile Photography, Photography

It was an overcast day but the Three Sisters stood tall against the sky, visible from all over Danville.

The Three Sisters, as affectionately called by local residents, are the iconic brick smokestacks circa 1882 from the historic Dan River Mills, a major textile manufacturing operation that shaped the region’s economy for decades. City leaders and developers preserved the hisoric stacks as a visual centerpiece during the modern redevelopment of the property.