A white background, for Lesson and Darkness' website, a fine art photo series by Liron Leibu.
Fine art photography by Liron Leibu: a lonely winter tree with a person carrying an umbrella walking in the snow. Fine art photography by Liron Leibu: a lonely winter tree with a person carrying an umbrella walking in the snow.

LESSONS IN DARKNESS

A photo series that formed when people handed over the keys to their lives.
When I was forced to escape.

melancholic black and white photo of a fisherman on a tiny boat in a stormy weather

I am Free
near Da Nang
2022

I am free, no matter what rules surround me.
If I find them tolerable, I tolerate them; if I find them too obnoxious, I break them.
I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.
― Robert A. Heinlein

A lone tree in a winter landscape with a bicycle rider on the horizon line, a minimalistic shot by Liron Leibu

The Way of One Tree
Brandenburg
2022

It is no measure of health,
to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society
― Jiddu Krishnamurti

A minimalistic photo by Liron Leibu: a man in a rowboat amidst a serene, foggy winter lake.

The Weakest Link
Brandenburg
2022

An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behavior.
― Victor Frankl

A black and white photograph by Liron Leibu of a solitary figure walking through a dense, shadowed forest, with the path illuminated by a distant ray of light ahead.

Finding the Gap
Brandenburg
2022

Maybe the target nowadays is not to discover what we are but to refuse what we are.
― Michel Foucault

Do It Your Way by Liron Leibu - A black and white photograph of a lone figure rowing a small boat on a calm lake with majestic mountains in the background.

Do It Your Way
South China Sea
2022

To go wrong in one's own way is better
than to go right in someone else's.
― Fyodor Dostoevsky

Street photography in black and white by Liron Leibu depicting and old man with a sad expression.

Beyond Right and Wrong
Istanbul
2020

Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it.
― Lev Tolstoy

Street photography photography showing a woman standing alone on a platform while the train is passing. Shot by Liron Leibu.

Missing The Last Train
Berlin
2019

Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right
― Isaac Asimov

Black and white street photography of a solitary figure carrying an umbrella, walking in a dimmly lit street.

Dirty Business
Sicily
2023

In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
― George Orwell

A dramatic black and white image of a man on the bow of a ship in a foggy sea.

Everybody Knows
Sicily
2023

Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Eveyrbody knows that the captain lied
― Leonard Cohen

A person with an umbrella walks towards the light at the end of a snowy road. A black and white photo by Liron Leibu

Dangerous Roads
Brandenburg
2022

My point is not that everything is bad, but that everything is dangerous.
― Michel Foucault

A solitary figure walking under a bridge. Black and white street photography by Liron Leibu.

In Between
Berlin
2019

It's not given to people to judge what's right or wrong.
People have eternally been mistaken and will be mistaken,
and in nothing more than in what they consider right and wrong.
― Lev Tolstoy

A man walks down a narrow, foggy street at night. The buildings are old and weathered.

The Back Yard
(of every city)
Catania
2024

We cannot rely on the silenced to tell us about their suffering
― Hanan Ashrawi

A timeless image of a father and daughter enjoying a leisurely stroll under the glow of street lights.

Father and Daughter
Prague
2020

We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.
― George Orwell