Photography is constantly reminding us how wondrous and beautiful the world we live in truly is. It often urges us to take another look at the ordinary things around us in a new light, revealing a quiet beauty in even the most mundane of objects. More specifically, smoke photography, with its alluring images of ghostly wisps of smoke, shows us that we don’t have to look very far to find this beauty.
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We present 60 examples of beautiful smoke photography and smoke art: a round-up of some of the best examples of photos and artworks where smoke dominates. At the bottom of this post are some links to tutorials on creating your own smoke photographs, as well as other resources on the subject.
35 Elegant Smoke Images And Photographs
Magicnikon
Dry ice was put in the bottle to get this great image.
Hughes Léglise-Bataille
Selva Morales
Ibai Acevedo Larrañaga
Alberich Mathews
Wonderful fantasy image.
italian.meatball
Frances Dre
icewomanfirst
moczkos
Corica
No HDR in use.
Wolfgang Schlegl
olvwu
Greg Cope
brents pix
Howya
cubanito
ubierno
lapebo
Mohammad Moniruzzaman
Stephan Bollinger
Lumendipity
Alfredo M. Montesdeoca
Terry McCormick
Kalamakia
G. Chorus
Alicia en Sheffield
Stuck in Customs
e20ci
Tony Hopkinson
The smoke that’s produced in explosive interaction with electricity
Mehmet Ozgur
Josh Beeman
puma100
Lamont Hardy
Experiment with a lightbulb’s filament.
Dubi Feiner
25 × Smoke Art
Eddie Mayda
Roll-Up by Eddie Mayda. “Fluid and aerodynamics are technical interests of mine. It is so entertaining to be able to combine my technical side with a little bit of art. The forms that result from a simple stick of burning incense defy the imagination… and catching them is a sport!”
Jay PH
Will Cook
Steve Wampler
dxsibo
Mehmet Ozgur
Stunning image of smoke shaped in Photoshop to resemble a woman. This technique is often referred to as “smoke sculpture.”
J.Auchinleck
Great image made by layering pictures of smoke and mirroring them to make it symmetrical.
Kalamakia
G. Chorus
Alicia en Sheffield
Stuck in Customs
e20ci
Tony Hopkinson
The smoke that’s produced in explosive interaction with electricity
Mehmet Ozgur
Josh Beeman
puma100
Lamont Hardy
Experiment with a lightbulb’s filament.
Dubi Feiner
25 × Smoke Art
Eddie Mayda
Roll-Up by Eddie Mayda. “Fluid and aerodynamics are technical interests of mine. It is so entertaining to be able to combine my technical side with a little bit of art. The forms that result from a simple stick of burning incense defy the imagination… and catching them is a sport!”
Jay PH
Will Cook
Steve Wampler
dxsibo
Mehmet Ozgur
Stunning image of smoke shaped in Photoshop to resemble a woman. This technique is often referred to as “smoke sculpture.”
J.Auchinleck
Great image made by layering pictures of smoke and mirroring them to make it symmetrical.
Ceekybikerboy
Blue waves of smoke.
Paul C Anderson
Larry Grace
Beautifully symmetrical smoke photograph.
Sdx76
Per Zangenberg
This natural smoke wisp looks like a torso.
CowGummy
Greypaw
Mehmet Ozgur
Lumendipity
