I’m a writer; I love words. But even I can admit that in this digital age, a picture of a loved one means more to me than a text message. Images can more succinctly represent this world than complicated prose.
MAY 11, 2015 Photograph by Abdullrahman Almalki, National Geographic Your Shot
It took three days for Your Shot member Abdullrahman Almalki to capture the moment he wanted from this vantage near the city of Ta’if in Saudi Arabia. Almalki used a tripod and a remote shutter release to achieve a meditative image encompassing the lighted highway, clouds, and stars.