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Satellites of Soap
Nature

Satellites of Soap

From household materials, a new night sky. The emptiness around us mirrors the emptiness within

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Blackout and Candles: A Dark Night Experiment
Optical Illusions and Effects

Blackout and Candles: A Dark Night Experiment

For the month of February I am using only candles for light at night. I

By Emily Wick /
An Optical Illusion For Your Inner Nocturnal Animal
Color Blindness Non-human animals Optical Illusions and Effects

An Optical Illusion For Your Inner Nocturnal Animal

I have an animal within who can see at night. And so do you. Humans

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Ancient Life and Modern Love at the Center of a Geode
Geodes

Ancient Life and Modern Love at the Center of a Geode

I have been sanding through an enhydro agate geode for over a year, slowly wearing

By Emily Wick /
Searching for Scorpions at Night
Non-human animals

Searching for Scorpions at Night

To get close enough to a wild scorpion to take its photo is scary: the Arizona

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The Shimmering Slime Drawings of Snails and Slugs
Non-human animals

The Shimmering Slime Drawings of Snails and Slugs

It’s hard not to notice crushed snails on sidewalks. But I usually didn’t notice the

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The Flower-Popping Power of Purple Lenses
Color Blindness

The Flower-Popping Power of Purple Lenses

To see things differently doesn’t always mean seeing more. Limiting the senses– a candlelight dinner,

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Rainbows in the Dark
Cameras Optical Illusions and Effects

Rainbows in the Dark

Nighttime isn’t colorful, and was even less so in the days before artificial lighting. Human

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Stare at the Flame // Light the Candle With Your Mind
Optical Illusions and Effects

Stare at the Flame // Light the Candle With Your Mind

As part of my continuing experiments in visual perception, I set out to create a

By Emily Wick /
Timelapsing the Timekeepers of the Sky
Cameras

Timelapsing the Timekeepers of the Sky

No matter what happens during the night, the sun always returns. Pretty much every human

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Learning How To See, created by artist Emily Wick in 2016, chronicles a quest to literally see the world in new ways. Its projects have been featured on KQED Arts and Medium.

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Soap bubble at night, Oakland, CA, September 🪣🪄
Soap bubble at dusk, Oakland, CA, September 📌💥
Crows often fly overhead while I’m blowing bubbl Crows often fly overhead while I’m blowing bubbles, and I sometimes make a wish that I’ll catch one. 

Someday I’ll have a series of crows within bubbles, but I’m not there yet!!! 

Soap bubble at dusk, Oakland, CA, September 🤍🖤

#crow #crows
A hawk flew overhead last night while I was time-l A hawk flew overhead last night while I was time-lapsing the falling darkness in downtown San Francisco last night. Can you spot it??? Warning: It’s very hard to spot
Soap bubble at night, Oakland, CA, September 🪐🔭🥏
Soap bubble at sunset, Oakland, CA 🌈🎈🍭 Se Soap bubble at sunset, Oakland, CA 🌈🎈🍭 September
Soap bubble at sunset, Oakland, CA, September 🎈 Soap bubble at sunset, Oakland, CA, September 🎈💬
Soap bubble in partial sunlight, Emerald Pools, Yu Soap bubble in partial sunlight, Emerald Pools, Yuba River. 🪲🪨
Soap bubbles at dusk, Yuba County, CA, September ✨🪐 Third slide = #bts pic of me by @gabyl0lz 💓

#ufosightings #dusk #soapbubbles
Soap bubbles at dusk, Yuba County, CA. 🔦🛸✨ Soap bubbles at dusk, Yuba County, CA. 🔦🛸✨

#ufosighting #ufosightings #nightbubbles #soapbubbles
Last Rays of a Dying Sun is released and we just g Last Rays of a Dying Sun is released and we just got our blue vinyl copy in the mail! 🗡️🔦🥏Featuring my photograph as the cover art. 

Congratulations @therainparadeofficial 

Rain Parade is Matt Piucci @mattpiucci, Steven Roback @bristoluk77, John Thoman, Steven Junca, and Derek See. The album also features Mark Hanley @amarksupreme, Vicki and Debbi Peterson from The Bangles (@officialthebangles), the Moore Brothers and more!

#rainparade #coloredvinyl #unboxing #stopmotion
Soap bubble just before sunset, Yuba County, CA. S Soap bubble just before sunset, Yuba County, CA. September 2023. ✨🌲🛸

#ufosighting #bubble
Soap bubble at dusk, Oakland, CA, September 🪩🪣🪁 

#glitter #sparkle #bubble
Soap bubble at dusk 🦩🔎 Oakland, CA, August 2 Soap bubble at dusk 🦩🔎 Oakland, CA, August 2023 

#pinklight #crepescular
Soap bubble at dusk, Oakland, CA, August 2023 ⏳🗝️📜 

#bubbles #dusk #ufosighting
Soap bubble at dusk 🪣🪁✨Oakland, CA #glitt Soap bubble at dusk 🪣🪁✨Oakland, CA

#glitter #dusk #ufosighting
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