United States
In Bodie, California, abandoned buildings and a rusted-out 1937 Chevy glow eerily in this hour-long exposure. The former gold-mining town—designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961—is preserved in a state of arrested decay.
Photograph by Berthold Steinhilber, LAIF/Redux
Photograph by Berthold Steinhilber, LAIF/Redux
United States
Like will-o’-the-wisps on a humid summer night, male blue ghost fireflies illuminate the woods near Brevard, North Carolina. This image was made by digitally stitching together more than 300 30-second exposures spanning four hours.
Photograph by Spencer Black
Photograph by Spencer Black
China
In this vertiginous view of Hong Kong, low clouds race above the Quarry Bay neighborhood, reflecting the city lights below. Most of the 18- to 20-story residential buildings in this shot were erected in 1972.
Photograph by Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze
Photograph by Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze
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