Photography is a powerful tool for storytelling, connection, and preservation. "Through Your Lens" is a space dedicated to showcasing the perspectives of our readers; photographers who see the world with depth, passion, and purpose. Each issue, we invite you to submit a collection of images and a brief write-up based on a specific theme. Our goal is to create a dialogue through photography, encouraging both personal reflection and broader conversations about the landscapes, environments, and stories that shape us. Selected submissions will be featured in an upcoming issue of Gathered Light Magazine.
Issue 6 marks one full year of Gathered Light Magazine. Rather than introducing a
single new theme, this issue pauses to reflect on what has emerged across our first year of work. Through essays, images, and new voices, we trace the patterns that connect land,
oceans, craft, ethics, inner landscapes, and responsibility. This is not a recap, but an
integration — an opportunity to deepen understanding, revisit ideas with greater clarity, and consider what comes next.
If you’d like to be featured, we welcome two paths of participation:
• Through Your Lens submissions: Send 4–6 images along with a brief written
description (one to two paragraphs) about your connection to the subject.
What drew you to photograph these images? What do they teach us about resilience,
relationship, or responsibility?
• Q&A features
If you feel your work would be better suited to a longer feature or interview, please email us first. We’re happy to discuss how your perspective might be included.
Submission requirements:
Please include:
Selected submissions will be published in Issue Six of Gathered Light Magazine.
Submission deadline: February 28, 2026