quietglow

That Land

61 photographs · September 2022

One morning, while hiking a trail, I realized that I had been visiting a place in my dreams for years, maybe my whole life, and catching glimpses of that place in my photos. Sometimes, I think this might be why I am a photographer. These are some of the photos of That Land.

Black-and-white photograph of a person's silhouette with a raised arm at night, bare trees and the blurred lights of a large building behind in falling snow.
Black-and-white photograph of a concrete overpass cutting diagonally across a grey sky, with one lit streetlamp above its edge and steel bracing beneath.
Black-and-white photograph of a person walking away through deep snow at night, leaving footprints toward a lit brick clock tower and a row of glowing lamps.
Black-and-white photograph of a street sign reading E 114th St on a leaning pole at night, with the back of a stop sign, bare trees and a snow-covered shrub.
Black-and-white photograph of the top of a curved high-rise tower at the right edge, beneath a sky filled with streaming wispy cloud.
Black-and-white photograph of a glass tower and a pale brick building seen from below at an angle, sun catching one corner beneath a thin wisp of cloud.
Black-and-white photograph of a ribbed skyscraper seen from below, one face in shadow and the other catching light, against a mottled cloudy sky.
Black-and-white photograph of a stone church tower with narrow arched windows and a carved cross on the roofline, a tree at the left and pale overcast sky.
Black-and-white photograph of a slender tower framed in the gap between two office buildings, their window grids filling both edges under cloud.
Black-and-white photograph of a Gothic stone tower seen at a steep tilt, the sun flaring behind its edge and a bright cumulus cloud below.
Black-and-white photograph of a single round fruit with downy skin hanging from a thin twig, surrounded by dark blurred leaves and pale highlights.
Black-and-white photograph of a spray of rose leaves beaded with water droplets, a single opened rose beside them against dark foliage.
Black-and-white photograph of a large concrete pier marked 09, with a steel electricity pylon and its wires against a pale sky to the left.
Black-and-white photograph of a lit lantern on the stone wall of a church entrance, beside pointed Gothic arches and tracery.
Black-and-white photograph of a tall brick office tower seen from the street below, with an antenna mast at its top against a pale sky.
Black-and-white photograph of a bronze statue of a rider on a rearing horse at night, with an illuminated CONGRESS HOTEL sign behind it.
Black-and-white photograph of graffiti-covered CN freight boxcars standing beyond dry grass and an empty road at dusk.
Black-and-white photograph of a bolted concrete column lit from one side under a building overhang, with a shuttered window beyond.
Black-and-white photograph of a railroad crossing sign reading RAIL CROSSING and 2 TRACKS, with wires and a wooden pole against a dark sky.
Black-and-white photograph of a person in a hooded jacket seen from behind, walking through heavy falling snow on a street at night.
Black-and-white photograph of the riveted steel underside of a bridge cutting diagonally across a plain pale sky.
Black-and-white photograph of a single pale blossom on a thin branch, with buds and small leaves against a dark, out-of-focus background.
Black-and-white photograph of the ridged concrete peak of a building, its two roof edges meeting against a clouded grey sky.
Black-and-white photograph of a narrow alley at night, with lit cables strung overhead and brick buildings at the far end.
Black-and-white photograph of the corner of a brick building with a small wall lamp on the brickwork, under a dark clouded sky.
Black-and-white photograph of a glowing lamp on a curved brick archway at dusk, with a tall chimney and rooflines behind it.
Black-and-white photograph of a weathered wooden barn standing in a mown field, beneath a sky of heavy broken cloud, with a line of trees to the right.
Black-and-white photograph of a wooden-clad building corner seen from below, with a round brewery sign and a metal gate, under a sky crossed by thin contrails.
Black-and-white photograph of the corner of a stone building seen from below, its arched windows and carved mouldings lit against a black sky.
Black-and-white photograph of a single dried flower stem with four seed heads rising above a pale, fog-covered field of grasses.
Black-and-white photograph of a large brick house with snow on its roofs at the edge of a snow-covered field, a thin crescent moon in the clouded sky.
Black-and-white photograph of a tall brick tower block with a narrow spire at its peak, rows of small windows receding against an empty grey sky.
Black-and-white photograph of two concrete walls meeting in a narrow slot of sky overhead, with a diamond-shaped lamp mounted where they join.
Black-and-white photograph of a stepped glass-and-metal tower seen from below, with a lit street lamp curving up in front of its dark windows.
Black-and-white photograph of a graffiti-covered metal dumpster in a narrow city alley at night, with brick walls and distant street lights beyond.
Black-and-white photograph of a church interior with a tall arched tracery window above a carved stone screen, and two lanterns hanging on long chains.
Black-and-white portrait of a person in a knitted hat and a neck warmer pulled over the nose, frost on their eyelashes, with blurred street lights behind.
Black-and-white photograph of tall office towers seen from street level, the sun flaring behind one of them and two small clouds in the dark sky.
Black-and-white photograph of a bare tree branch loaded with fresh snow, reaching across a dark brick wall lit from one side.
Black-and-white photograph of two snow-covered park benches beside a lit lamp post at night, with falling snow and a row of distant street lights.
Black-and-white photograph of silhouetted pine tops along the lower frame beneath a wide sky of long, streaked cloud.
Black-and-white photograph of a person in a hooded coat seen from behind, facing a clock tower across a snow-covered square lit by a street lamp.
Black-and-white photograph of a striped flag snapping sideways on its pole at night, backlit by a bright point of light behind the fabric.
Black-and-white photograph of a round sewer cover lettered CHICAGO SEWER, lit in a patch of light on dark asphalt scattered with fallen leaves.
Black-and-white photograph of two curtained windows glowing in the dark upper wall of a building, below a pale cornice against a flat night sky.
Black-and-white photograph of the clapboard gable end of a house at night, one upstairs window lit while the others stay dark against a black sky.
Black-and-white photograph of a curving paved path beside a long stone retaining wall at dusk, with lights set into the wall and lamp posts above.
Black-and-white photograph looking up at bent metal pipes running along a dark concrete wall, with broken cloud filling the sky beyond the edge.
Black-and-white photograph of the lit corner of a service station canopy at night, raised Mobil lettering along its edge against a black sky.
Black-and-white photograph of a van buried under snow at night beneath a bright street light, with a One Way sign on the pole beside it.
Black-and-white photograph of the corner of a concrete block building with a vent pipe and a small security camera, under heavy white cloud.
Black-and-white photograph of a narrow leaded window set deep in a pointed stone arch, a tall lamp glowing in the recess above plain pale plaster.
Black-and-white photograph of two empty patio chairs flanking a dark double door at night, with wall lights throwing cones of light across clapboard siding.
Black-and-white photograph of a person with a shoulder bag walking away down a snow-covered street at night, under a bright streetlight and bare trees.
Black-and-white photograph of the corner of a weathered wooden barn against a plain dark sky, with a utility pole and looping wires standing beside it.
Black-and-white photograph of the corner of a brick building with a gutter along its roofline, beneath a sky filled with small mottled clouds.
Black-and-white photograph of a row of tall concrete grain silos with a square tower on top, seen from below against heavy clouds.
Black-and-white photograph of a plain windowless building wall lit at night, with a downspout running down one edge and bare pavement in the foreground.
Black-and-white photograph of round glass ornaments hanging from the bare branches of a tree, one coated in glitter and the others smooth and reflective.
Black-and-white photograph of a woman in a polka-dot top holding a hand to her mouth in dim light, with a cat on a cushion by a sheer white curtain behind her.
Black-and-white photograph of dried thistle heads on thin stems standing against a pale sky, with dark blurred shrubs behind them.