“All the variety, all the charm, all the beauty of life is made up of light and shadow.”
— Leo Tolstoy
After enduring a seemingly sunless winter in Berlin, I’ve been absolutely mesmerized by the beautiful yet ever-fleeting effects of sunlight. During the long winter months, the sun seemed to be swaddled by a thick blanket of grey. At first the world can feel cozy under this blanket, but as the days wear on it’s impossible to ignore how flattened life begins to feel. These winters, flat and sunless, have given me a deepened appreciation for the summer sun – a sun that beams with bright and invigorating energy. It is the summer sun that brings contrast and depth to the world, unveiling a realm of hidden forms and ever-shifting lines while exposing the beautiful shadows that exists on the opposite side of its lustrous intensity.
As Sven and I have traveled this summer, I’ve paid more attention to the life in an image created by light and shadow. This post contains a few of my favorite images from this summer, featuring warm beige scenes with vivid highlights and long shadows.
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Locations in order of appearance:
Château de Versailles, France
Zamek Książąt Pomorskich, Poland
Badestelle Warnitz, Germany
Rathaus Wernigerode, Germany
Landesarchiv Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Les Deux Plateaux, France
Zamek Książąt Pomorskich, Poland
Badestelle Warnitz, Germany
Rathaus Wernigerode, Germany
Landesarchiv Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Les Deux Plateaux, France
