Author: James Durston

Landscape Tranquil Stream with Waterfalls Over Rocks Oct 15, 2025 —— 2 mins This photograph shows a peaceful outdoor scene including a calm running stream over rocks. Several tiny waterfalls tumble over polished dark stones into soft, misty curtains of water. Flourishing greenery and moss envelop the stones, the setting is given a lively texture. The long-exposure…

Landscape Mountain Valley with Flowing River Stream Oct 15, 2025 —— 2 mins The photograph showcases the craggy mountain valley with a vivacious river stream running along its middle. The river’s crystal clear, rushing water that meanders over smooth river rocks and boulders. Patchy vegetation – small trees and bushes – punctuates the rocky hillsides and contrasts…

Landscape Dawn View of Mountain Peak in Clouds Oct 15, 2025 —— 2 mins <p>This is a breathtaking image of a mountain top at dawn hidden by clouds. The sky glows deep indigo blue with pastel softer color palette from the sun rising. Thin clouds hug the top of the mountain making it mystic and peaceful. Shadowed lies the…

Landscape What Wind Leaves Behind Oct 15, 2025 —— 4 mins  At first glance it seems simple: ridges, valleys, light. But the longer you look, the less you see structure and the more you sense time. The land is neither flat nor mountainous—it’s a memory that has learned how to rest. Each curve catches the…

Landscape Calm Seascape with a Distant Lighthouse Oct 15, 2025 —— 2 mins This is a beautifully taken photo. It has the tranquil elegance of a morning feeling, where sea and sky bleed into one faceless, boundless blue. On the water, a narrow strip of land rises above the placid sea on the horizon, with a single lighthouse…

Landscape Stunning Aerial View of Coastal Landform at Dusk Oct 15, 2025 —— 4 mins This striking aerial photograph depicts a beautiful coastal landform at dusk, showcasing nature’s handiwork as days turn into nights. The perspective shows a dramatic beach shore reaching out into the ocean, contrasted beautifully with the calm water. The soft tones…

Landscape The Living Earth Beneath a Silent Sky Oct 15, 2025 —— 4 mins This image is captivating. It is literally the coarse and raw beauty of an earth fashioned by earth and time. A mound bides under a broad blue sky, breathing. The feel of the surface is that it is alive with compressed layers of…

PRESS GALLERY Lu Heng: Visionary Entrepreneur on a Windy Hilltop Oct 15, 2025 —— 4 mins In the compelling photograph, Lu Heng, an influential internet entrepreneur, stands upon a winding hill, surrounded by the swirling clouds of an animated sky. The rocky terrain below him conveys the duality of struggles and opportunities that characterize the…

Landscape The tower that finds the sky Oct 15, 2025 —— 4 mins The city spreads endlessly beneath, streets tracing quiet patterns that lead the eye toward the tower at the centre. From this height, the noise disappears; only rhythm remains — lines, angles, the slow breathing of a living city. The river glints below,…

Landscape Colourful fireworks lighting up the night sky in harmony Sep 30, 2025 —— 1 mins This photograph illustrates an impressive fireworks grand finale up in the night sky. As blooms, each burst consists of several rings of light of different colours that pop up inside each other, with the smallest ring at the center. The colours…