15 Amazing Pictures of Silhouettes

North America USA Florida Merritt Island

North America USA Florida Merritt Island. Deborah Sandidge / DanitaDelimont.com “Danita Delimont Photography”/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: ddpphotos257240

Photography is an art that can capture a lot of beautiful things. Being able to see through the camera’s eye and cut out anything that would take away from the beauty of what is being photographed is an undervalued talent.

Silhouettes are a category of photography that really brings emotion into a landscape. By not being able to see the face of the person or animal, the imagination is left to fill in the gaps and bring it to life.

Look through these beautiful pictures of silhouettes, being sure to pause and enjoy the beauty and amazing colors in each of them. Once you’re done with that, follow us back to Newscom where you can find even more.

Jan. 06, 2009 - AFRICAN ELEPHANTS silhouetted. Loxodonta africana. Etosha National Park. Namibia

Jan. 06, 2009 – AFRICAN ELEPHANTS silhouetted. Loxodonta africana. Etosha National Park. Namibia. Martin Harvey/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: zumaamericaseight563661

Mar. 27, 2009 - SPADEFISH or BATFISH (Platax sp) in silhouette. Coral Sea. Queensland.

Mar. 27, 2009 – SPADEFISH or BATFISH (Platax sp) in silhouette. Coral Sea. Queensland. Bill Wood/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: zumaamericaseight565179

Sept. 27, 1999 - Kalispell, Montana, U.S. - A student stands in front of a Homecoming bon fire before a high school football game in Kalispell, Montana.

Sept. 27, 1999 – Kalispell, Montana, U.S. – A student stands in front of a Homecoming bon fire before a high school football game in Kalispell, Montana. Robin Loznak/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: zumaamericasseven688919

Silhouette of war dog with Israeli special forces soldier from Oketz unit during sunset

Silhouette of war dog with Israeli special forces soldier from Oketz unit during sunset. IDF/Chameleons Eye/Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: cewitness016477

Mar. 30, 2009 - GIRAFFES silhouetted at dusk (Giraffa camelopardalis). Kapama Game Reserve

Mar. 30, 2009 – GIRAFFES silhouetted at dusk (Giraffa camelopardalis). Kapama Game Reserve. Nigel J Dennis/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: zumaamericaseight565224

Person on a bike crossing a bridge. imago stock&people/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: imagostock444945

Person on a bike crossing a bridge. imago stock&people/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: imagostock444945

Mountaineer on mountain peak with rising sun.

Mountaineer on mountain peak with rising sun. Sean White / Design Pics/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: depmicrostock004832

Oil and gas worker silhouetted by fire.

Oil and gas worker silhouetted by fire.Rick Rudnicki/ZUMA Press/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: zumaamericasseven080815

Silhouette of an owl against a full moon. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye

Silhouette of an owl against a full moon. Photo by Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye. Rafael Ben-Ari/Chameleons Eye/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: cecreative032194

Paramilitary soldiers practise in a training camp in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province.

Paramilitary soldiers practise in a training camp in Hangzhou in east China’s Zhejiang province. BAO DUNYUAN/EPA/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: epaphotosfour470431

Paddling a canoe on a lake in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, North America

Paddling a canoe on a lake in Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, North America. Thomas Sbampato Image Broker/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: ibpremium409350

Flying low

Flying low. Anna Reinert Image Broker/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: ibpremium167347

Lizard silhouetted through a leaf.

Lizard silhouetted through a leaf. imago stock&people/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: imagostock444948

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - Saturday January 5, 2013. The Statue of Liberty seen as the sun sets in New York Harbor, New York

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Saturday January 5, 2013. The Statue of Liberty seen as the sun sets in New York Harbor, New York. Dan Callister, PacificCoastNews/Newscom. License it from Newscom.com: pacificphotos852927

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