Elliot McGucken Suspends Einstein’s ‘Light Cones’ Over Desert Expanses
June 23, 2026
Explore light painting
Light painting is a long-exposure photography style in which the camera’s shutter is kept open while a light-emitting object moves around in the air. The resulting photo shows light that the appearance of being “drawn” to create messages or abstract forms.
Ethereal, Glowing Curtains Drape Over Lake Michigan in Reuben Wu’s Light Paintings
December 10, 2024
Circular Light Paintings Nestle into Craggy Grooves and Valleys in Reuben Wu’s Unearthly Photos
October 7, 2023
Luminous Creatures Haunt Darkened Landscapes in Hannu Huhtamo’s Dreamlike Light Paintings
June 28, 2023
Trails of Light Illuminate Sculptural Bonsai Trees in Vitor Schietti’s Long-Exposure Photographs
December 8, 2022
Glowing Geometric Light Paintings Dance Above Sparse Landscapes in Reuben Wu’s Audiovisual Works
April 26, 2021
Illuminated Streaks Appear to Fall from Trees in Light Paintings by Photographer Vitor Schietti
March 25, 2021
Through Light Painting and Stenciling, Artist Fabrice Wittner Illuminates Life Near the North Pole
January 13, 2020
Light Painting Animations Create Dazzling Effects Around Glass Spheres
July 31, 2018
Streaks of Light Illuminate Hungarian Forests During a Full Moon by David Lados
March 22, 2018
Temporary Calligraphy Illuminates Historic Sites Throughout Europe
August 22, 2017
In-Camera Light Paintings by Hannu Huhtamo Sprout in the Darkness Like Alien Blooms
January 13, 2017
New Light Paintings That Capture the Movement of Kayaking and Canoeing by Stephen Orlando
December 14, 2016
Scribbled Rainbow Light Paintings of Dinosaurs and Other Creatures by Darren Pearson
December 1, 2016
Dreamy Animated Light Paintings by Lucea Spinelli
January 13, 2016
Light Appears to Drip from Trees in these Long-Exposure Photos by Vitor Schietti
October 2, 2015