Contemporary Photography: Incandescences, by Xavier Dumoulin

Xavier Dumoulin traveled from the Normandy coast to the Nice inland region, in France, during full moon nights to take high-angle shots of remote towns or villages. Transfigured by artificial lighting, the urban environments evoke molten lava flows. These fascinating images explore the theme of light pollution, which has become so ordinary that it removes from our eyes the sight of a starry night.