The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines silhouette as: a dark shape in front of a light background. It is a dramatic way to use backlighting to create stunning photos. Silhouettes are often associated with portraits but there are many other forms as well.
Here’s a selection of a variety of silhouette photos – enjoy!
re….magic by Marco Petracci on 500px
*** by Nikita Shirokov on 500px
Shadow of the Ibex by Gilles Baechler on 500px
the dark alley by kimera jam on 500px
Right by Guy Cohen on 500px
Life and Death by Carlos Gotay on 500px
Motocross by Daniil Lebedev on 500px
Farmer with his buffalos by Jinny Tan on 500px
The Baboons & The Moon by Mario Moreno on 500px
Sunbathing Gekko on Leaf by Leon Dafonte Fernandez on 500px
Dont debase and stop,success is not so far…… by Krishna Kumar on 500px
Prismatic leafs by Shihya Kowatari on 500px
Venus Transit by Carlos Gotay on 500px
Music Notes by Rahul Tripathi on 500px
Young fishing by sarawut Intarob on 500px
Dolomites Postcard by SysaWorld Roberto Moiola on 500px
Bald Eagle Silhouette by Christopher Dodds on 500px
Lunar Landing by Adrienne Elliot on 500px
Pale love story by Shihya Kowatari on 500px
Pink Paris… by Charlie Joe on 500px
The Silhouette of an Icon by Alister C. on 500px
Shanghai Silhouettes by Jonathan Danker on 500px
London by Sémaphore on 500px
Six O'Clock by Sean Molin on 500px
Brooklyn Bridge by Alessandro Calza on 500px
Bridge the Day and Night by Joseph Qiu on 500px
London Bridge at sunset by Rob Dawkins on 500px
The Legend by Milonean Vlad on 500px
?Bike. by Khatawut J on 500px
Moment by Majeed Badizadegan on 500px
Ants silhouette by Barni Buslig on 500px
Goodnight by Luke Strothman on 500px
Whale shark silhouette off Mexico by Simon Pierce on 500px
Sundowners by Adrian Furner on 500px
A Kiss Before… by Ray Sanduski on 500px
Summer by Bodhi Connolly on 500px
Photographer is fish by sarawut Intarob on 500px
Photographer and Mountains by Anton Jankovoy on 500px
Freedom by Prakash singh on 500px
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