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Photography is about capturing light. But that doesn’t mean shadows don’t have a role to play in photography. In fact, far from it.
Shadows help define shapes and add visual depth to photography. They can be used creatively as a primary compositional tool for more impactful images.
In the photographs that you’ll see below, shadows have been used to great effect to elevate composition and form the strong foundation on which each photograph stands. We hope that they inspire you to try some of these ideas in your own photography.
If you’d like to get creative with using shadows in photography, take a look at our creativity prompts on utilizing shadows.
Photo by Jan Antonin Kolar
Photo by Rene Böhmer
Photo by Kevin Wolf
Photo by Jacob Mejicanos
Photo by Joyce McCown
Photo by Harry cao
Photo by Fernando Rodrigues
Photo by Becky Day
Photo by Cecile Hournau
Photo by Luis Machado
Photo by Marco Bianchetti
Photo by Unjay Markiewicz
Photo by Prashant Gurung
Photo by Tom Barrett
Photo by Karl Fredrickson
Photo by Devon Wilson
Photo by Ryoji Iwata
Photo by Sereja Ris
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