Souls of Time and Virtue

• Photographer
  Andrea Galli
• Technical Info
  25", ISO125, F16, Cropped Sensor
• Photo Date
  17/01/2025

“Souls of Time and Virtue” is a meditation on transience and human legacy. In this long exposure, blurred silhouettes ascend toward the Winged Victory, embodying the fleeting nature of life against the enduring symbols of art, history, and collective memory. The architecture shelters both silence and spirit, revealing what endures when the human figure fades.

I capture silence through contrast. Whether I shoot in black and white or color, I’m drawn to what the eye forgets: the soul of shadows. To me, shadows are not an absence, they are the spirit of light. My work explores memory, time, and the fragile persistence of life presence.