This series, “Ethereal Luminescence”, is a study of color abstraction, light and motion in the popular and active places where we find pleasure and exhilaration. Through its abstraction, the photographs interweave the drama and excitement of the vibrant and colorful public places that we enjoy so much.
My primary goal as a photographer is to make a beautiful image, but also to make that beauty both dynamic and fascinating.
The union between the motion we live in and still photography which captures that motion seems to be the place where this “dynamic beauty†fuses.
This series, “Ethereal Luminescenceâ€, is a study of color abstraction, light and motion in the popular and active places where we find pleasure and exhilaration.
Through its abstraction, the photographs interweave the drama and excitement of the vibrant and colorful public places that we enjoy so much.
While many photographers choose to illustrate tragedy and social injustice, I find that too depressing for my work. Instead, I strive to create uplifting and celebratory images in the hopes of bringing some joy and happiness to viewers.
Technical notes: All of these photographs were made with a Nikon D800 digital camera as single exposures with a technique, created by me, which I call camera painting. Only very minimum color corrections and cropping were made during post production.
Peter Treiber, photographer