River crossings
josefvalenta

River crossings

September 2025

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This arrangement of shapes and lines is made all the more pleasing thanks to the turquoise water. Shooting with a drone has allowed an unusual view of what is a popular and much-photographed location. The photographer has done a great job of leading the eye into the picture by allowing the walkway to create a diagonal, starting in the bottom left corner.

Sydney Harbour is a popular subject, but unfortunately not one this iPhone has handled well. The highlights in the centre are lacking in detail and the high ISO has created a few issues. Sometimes you have to shoot with what you have, and the photographer has done well to find an impactful angle. Definitely worth a repeat visit with a camera.

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Sometimes less is more. Despite containing just a few elements, this scene is loaded with melancholy and meaning. Both the dog and the figure appear lost in thought, gazing out over the water, allowing us to fill the negative space with our own thoughts. It’s a powerful picture.

804 Images entered

184 Photographers

Brief

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**This contest is open to photographers ranked between 1 and 250 in this week’s <a href="https://www.photocrowd.com/photographer-community/">Leaderboard</a>.** Crossing water has been a human imperative since we first evolved, and we’ve gone from simply finding shallow water, or a fallen tree, to creating some of the most impressive engineering projects on the planet. The Duge Bridge in China, for example, crosses the Beipan River at a height of 565 metres! All the many stepping stones in the evolution of human river crossings are welcomed in this contest. And if a structure happens to cross water that is more sea than river, that is fine, as it’s in the spirit of the contest.