CHASING MOTION
Chasing Motion is a photographic series that captures wildlife through the abstraction of movement.
Using intentional camera movement and slow shutter speeds, I let shapes, colors, and textures blur into painterly impressions while still holding on to the essence of the animal. Each image transforms a fleeting encounter into something that lingers, not just seen, but felt.
Chasing Motion invites viewers to pause, to sense the rhythm and vitality of life in motion, and to feel the wild as it moves through space and time.
A red deer running through Richmond Park, with autumn ferns in warm brown-orange tones in the background. Captured at 1/15 sec with a panning motion to convey the movement and atmosphere of the moment.
An African elephant moves through the landscape. Motion blur dissolves the elephant into layered shapes and textures, lending the photo a painterly, abstract impression. The iconic tusks, exaggerated by the movement, provide a visual anchor.
A European hare moving between open ground and vegetation. Motion blur emphasizes its movement and elongates its ears.
A red squirrel captured at 1/10 sec using panning to follow its movement. The slow shutter transforms the motion into a painterly scene, as the squirrel’s reflection stretches across the water and its tail seems to detach. An unexpected, artistic twist that conveys both energy and speed.
Two fallow deer clashing antlers during the autumn rut, when males compete for dominance. Using a slow shutter speed and following their movement, the motion blur conveys the force and intensity of the encounter.
As the flock of starlings passed during the golden hour, I used a slow shutter speed and followed a single starling in flight. Matching its speed, the starling remained sharp while the others blurred into motion.
This Purple Sandpiper was moving fast along the pier. I used a slow shutter speed and followed the bird with my camera. By moving at the same speed, the bird stayed sharp while the background turned into motion lines.
A coyote moves along the snow-covered forest edge. Motion blur emphasizes its movement through the winter landscape.
The warm light and slow shutter speed combine to reveal the rhythm and fluidity of the starlings’ synchronized flight.
A Purple Sandpiper forages on the wet surface of a pier in IJmuiden, the Netherlands. Using a slow shutter speed and vertical camera movement, the bird dissolves into soft streaks, reflecting its constant movement.
A Ruddy Turnstone runs across the algae-covered basalt blocks at the edge of the South Pier of IJmuiden, while waves break and water splashes upward. By using a slow shutter speed and following the bird during its movement, the turnstone remains sharply visible while the surroundings blur into streaks. This reveals the energy, motion, and rugged character of this dynamic coastal environment.
Four great egrets fly low over the water in the Caroni Swamp, Trinidad. A slow shutter speed shows their movement against the horizontal lines of the water.
Silhouettes of common starlings in flight at the end of the day. Using a slow shutter speed, their movement becomes layered lines and shapes, forming an abstract pattern that reflects the collective rhythm of the flock.
Greylag goose goslings running ahead while the adult follows behind as they cross a road toward nearby grassland.
A rhino captured at 1/5 sec while panning with its movement.
A great egret in flight over the Caroni Swamp in Trinidad.
A cheetah moving through tall grass in Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya. Using a slow shutter speed, motion blur reflects the animal’s movement through its habitat.
Silhouettes of common starlings in flight at the end of the day. Using a slow shutter speed, their movement becomes layered lines and shapes, forming an abstract pattern that reflects the collective rhythm of the flock.