slow shutter speed – Scott Murphy ⊙ Photographer

Time, Photographed

Long-exposure photograph of the Roue de Paris at dusk, with the Ferris wheel turning and its lights forming circular trails.

Long exposure photography is more than a slow shutter speed. Through photographs made in Paris, London, Montréal, Lake Ontario, and Kingston, this essay explores how time, movement and perception can transform a scene, from light trails and softened water to ghosted crowds and abstraction.