The eerie atmosphere of liminal spaces, captured by DPReview readers
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Viewing liminal spaces often evokes strong emotions. The community captured some of their local places in our latest mini-challenge.
randomedLiminal spaces are transitional places, such as hallways, stairwells, and waiting rooms, that feel strangely quiet and uncanny. They often seem recently vacated. Stepping into one can stir a sense of uncertainty, leaving you to wonder what’s waiting around the next corner.
Picture a doorway opening onto a nearly empty hallway. It’s quiet, and the air feels still. A shadow you can’t quite identify stretches around the corner beyond a distant door. A single broken chair leans against the wall on the right. The lights cast an unnatural glow. There’s nothing else in the scene but you and your camera.
Below is a selection of community photos submitted to our Halloween-inspired, eerie fall mini-challenge. Some of the quotes were slightly altered for clarity. While the challenge has closed, you are still welcome to contribute a photo to the discussion.
Market center hallway
Simon55Simon55: Market Gates Center, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK – corridor to a car park and washrooms. I used a Ricoh GR IIIx camera for this shot.
Steel walkway at an airport
ncsakanyncsakany: MUC (Munich International Airport) at night can be absolutely barren too. I’d camp there if they let me.
After-hours office hallway
Alastair NorcrossAlastair Norcross: An empty hallway with a light-blue tint applied.
Foggy fall field
Wyatt HWyatt H: Fog over the drill field at Virginia Tech.
Window view of a window
ROTORNROTORON: I also have the same image, shot with a Canon DSLR several years ago, before the graffiti.
Waterway underpass
SleepyCatSleepyCat: Do you believe in a life beyond this gate?
Empty service table
thielgesthielges: Coincidentally shot a few days ago. Laundry room table in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA.
Thanks, community, for a variety of interesting scenes to experience. If you haven’t participated, you still can. Drop a reply in the link above to contribute your own eerie liminal photography.
About the Author: Mathew Anderson is a proud Community Manager for the technology industry and a past visitor to DPReview.com for all his camera needs. He is currently the lead of DPReview’s community and primary communication link between the community and DPReview’s team.
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