Smoke Images, Photography And Art
Photography is constantly reminding us how wondrous and beautiful the world we live in truly is. It often urges us to take another look at the ordinary things around us in a new light, revealing a quiet beauty in even the most mundane of objects. More specifically, smoke photography, with its alluring images of ghostly wisps of smoke, shows us that we don’t have to look very far to find this beauty.
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- (Really) Stunning Pictures and Photos
- Let There Be Light: Light Painting and Sculptures
- 35 Beautiful Examples Of Rain Photography
We present 60 examples of beautiful smoke photography and smoke art: a round-up of some of the best examples of photos and artworks where smoke dominates. At the bottom of this post are some links to tutorials on creating your own smoke photographs, as well as other resources on the subject.
35 Elegant Smoke Images And Photographs
Magicnikon
Dry ice was put in the bottle to get this great image.
![smoke images](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/46513b7b-2a52-4686-bc5f-4e885dcd6d4c/s11.jpg)
Hughes Léglise-Bataille
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/8a72e492-3267-4dbf-8433-3d8478daf9ea/41.jpg)
Selva Morales
![Smoke Art](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0ab99925-a21a-4d25-adb6-679f687ee0d8/59.jpg)
Ibai Acevedo Larrañaga
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/2a8c40d2-ba5e-48d5-8ff0-329b73b4c248/43.jpg)
Alberich Mathews
Wonderful fantasy image.
![smoke art](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4884349a-7aa5-4aa1-945e-3166ba87c559/s13.jpg)
italian.meatball
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b89bf8b9-bd44-4043-9af9-0edf3c43c2ec/21.jpg)
Frances Dre
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/231f68e7-6b7a-4e7c-b469-bacd42aea14e/20.jpg)
icewomanfirst
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/eb70a773-c0eb-496f-a3c9-35b616d2e6cd/56.jpg)
moczkos
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/00fc51f6-8dcd-4a56-95eb-152e1b0ed307/55.jpg)
Corica
No HDR in use.
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/02d502ee-34fb-438a-b1f9-bd55af06ebe5/29.jpg)
Wolfgang Schlegl
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/adb23bc7-412b-4317-9ccd-3b88f486aef3/47.jpg)
olvwu
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/7cdcbe02-bca1-4352-936a-b10d4c20111a/28.jpg)
Greg Cope
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/ce874df1-e266-4904-ae8b-348ef687ec12/48.jpg)
brents pix
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/f6ad28e6-2855-402b-a380-a674705055bd/27.jpg)
Howya
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/1895e63f-b549-4093-91c8-479751660976/38.jpg)
cubanito
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/a538981a-7584-4a9b-a9e0-e516d9a9d4ba/35.jpg)
ubierno
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/28670b43-0cb3-4048-8495-4a76f217f8aa/23.jpg)
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4c8aee60-96ff-4383-872b-61970e088976/24.jpg)
lapebo
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/a538981a-7584-4a9b-a9e0-e516d9a9d4ba/35.jpg)
Mohammad Moniruzzaman
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/415f5a7c-98f7-4d85-bfec-33d7135bbfc5/53.jpg)
Stephan Bollinger
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c6b9551a-0539-4306-bae4-60b233c43188/54.jpg)
Lumendipity
![Smoke Art and Smoke Photography](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/b5a6cf66-fed0-4c82-a8a3-0524edf99c81/3.jpg)
Alfredo M. Montesdeoca
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/f11199f5-0513-45bf-b644-3016e4e1d370/44.jpg)
Terry McCormick
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/06a10d5f-a37e-4bf9-820e-4ad7f10f8d11/46.jpg)
Kalamakia
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/929ad430-31a3-4dc0-8e51-122de4be7d13/52.jpg)
G. Chorus
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/5edff9f1-dbbf-4bb8-ab39-d944410a7ac3/17.jpg)
Alicia en Sheffield
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/89cd4fe6-783d-4363-abec-308305d82148/58.jpg)
Stuck in Customs
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/80afa994-7e01-485c-9e20-531a19f88b1c/30.jpg)
e20ci
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/2a1d9bfa-5ac4-4abe-857c-ea0974ec97a0/15.jpg)
Tony Hopkinson
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/228e4857-443d-44ec-97f5-b27dbd28c94f/19.jpg)
The smoke that’s produced in explosive interaction with electricity
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/113faa61-b67e-48b8-8ff8-396c21411749/25.jpg)
Mehmet Ozgur
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4992af42-7b6c-48cb-858a-054be2bb35bb/31.jpg)
Josh Beeman
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/f457a4a9-70a8-44e1-a984-3e2bd5abaf01/40.jpg)
puma100
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4111fd48-b062-432b-9abe-ef17a22fc55a/32.jpg)
Lamont Hardy
Experiment with a lightbulb’s filament.
![smoke art](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/983232ee-28ee-47df-84ea-8f1399602eaf/s12.jpg)
Dubi Feiner
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/e91c1617-2a36-48af-8bcb-b9ff1d50a8b7/9.jpg)
25 × Smoke Art
Eddie Mayda
Roll-Up by Eddie Mayda. “Fluid and aerodynamics are technical interests of mine. It is so entertaining to be able to combine my technical side with a little bit of art. The forms that result from a simple stick of burning incense defy the imagination… and catching them is a sport!”
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/1547e72e-fa69-4c44-9990-83787ca207e4/5.jpg)
Jay PH
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/7e53f6cc-43eb-42b9-8b45-ef340f129ded/6.jpg)
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c1bb5b21-5214-4b71-a5c1-218dace624b9/11.jpg)
Will Cook
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/5908d70f-b7a1-42ae-b6de-552f5a5bdd13/8.jpg)
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/8c8b7439-bb84-4d56-b0d1-55e989e5d0ee/14.jpg)
Steve Wampler
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/3319aad5-2264-43f4-91d0-09f1c164cbb7/10.jpg)
dxsibo
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/39acf03c-ae7c-45e0-9372-350f6839f147/12.jpg)
Mehmet Ozgur
Stunning image of smoke shaped in Photoshop to resemble a woman. This technique is often referred to as “smoke sculpture.”
![woman](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/168da62a-507a-4af8-ad7d-974ca2aa5999/s1.jpg)
J.Auchinleck
Great image made by layering pictures of smoke and mirroring them to make it symmetrical.
![smoke sculpture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0402f7df-a8dc-45ae-9941-405aca195d63/s3.jpg)
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/06a10d5f-a37e-4bf9-820e-4ad7f10f8d11/46.jpg)
Kalamakia
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/929ad430-31a3-4dc0-8e51-122de4be7d13/52.jpg)
G. Chorus
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/5edff9f1-dbbf-4bb8-ab39-d944410a7ac3/17.jpg)
Alicia en Sheffield
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/89cd4fe6-783d-4363-abec-308305d82148/58.jpg)
Stuck in Customs
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/80afa994-7e01-485c-9e20-531a19f88b1c/30.jpg)
e20ci
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/2a1d9bfa-5ac4-4abe-857c-ea0974ec97a0/15.jpg)
Tony Hopkinson
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/228e4857-443d-44ec-97f5-b27dbd28c94f/19.jpg)
The smoke that’s produced in explosive interaction with electricity
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/113faa61-b67e-48b8-8ff8-396c21411749/25.jpg)
Mehmet Ozgur
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4992af42-7b6c-48cb-858a-054be2bb35bb/31.jpg)
Josh Beeman
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/f457a4a9-70a8-44e1-a984-3e2bd5abaf01/40.jpg)
puma100
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4111fd48-b062-432b-9abe-ef17a22fc55a/32.jpg)
Lamont Hardy
Experiment with a lightbulb’s filament.
![smoke art](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/983232ee-28ee-47df-84ea-8f1399602eaf/s12.jpg)
Dubi Feiner
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/e91c1617-2a36-48af-8bcb-b9ff1d50a8b7/9.jpg)
25 × Smoke Art
Eddie Mayda
Roll-Up by Eddie Mayda. “Fluid and aerodynamics are technical interests of mine. It is so entertaining to be able to combine my technical side with a little bit of art. The forms that result from a simple stick of burning incense defy the imagination… and catching them is a sport!”
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/1547e72e-fa69-4c44-9990-83787ca207e4/5.jpg)
Jay PH
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/7e53f6cc-43eb-42b9-8b45-ef340f129ded/6.jpg)
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/c1bb5b21-5214-4b71-a5c1-218dace624b9/11.jpg)
Will Cook
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/5908d70f-b7a1-42ae-b6de-552f5a5bdd13/8.jpg)
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/8c8b7439-bb84-4d56-b0d1-55e989e5d0ee/14.jpg)
Steve Wampler
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/3319aad5-2264-43f4-91d0-09f1c164cbb7/10.jpg)
dxsibo
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/39acf03c-ae7c-45e0-9372-350f6839f147/12.jpg)
Mehmet Ozgur
Stunning image of smoke shaped in Photoshop to resemble a woman. This technique is often referred to as “smoke sculpture.”
![woman](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/168da62a-507a-4af8-ad7d-974ca2aa5999/s1.jpg)
J.Auchinleck
Great image made by layering pictures of smoke and mirroring them to make it symmetrical.
![smoke sculpture](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0402f7df-a8dc-45ae-9941-405aca195d63/s3.jpg)
Ceekybikerboy
Blue waves of smoke.
![smoke](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/d61cd3ed-c3db-4f7f-9f2d-13be568d9740/s4.jpg)
Paul C Anderson
![smoke art](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/250d1187-00c6-48b7-b305-6eecc6304301/s8.jpg)
Larry Grace
Beautifully symmetrical smoke photograph.
![smoke art](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/beb83bef-ceaa-4ba3-a538-8343cf3e36e2/s10.jpg)
Sdx76
![smoke art](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/4884349a-7aa5-4aa1-945e-3166ba87c559/s13.jpg)
Per Zangenberg
This natural smoke wisp looks like a torso.
![smoke art](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/14ddefc7-21bc-4249-bf07-ff1105974a21/s38.jpg)
CowGummy
![smoke art](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/6bd2135f-e18f-4fbe-85d6-c5fe9b51d4e9/s22.jpg)
Greypaw
![smoke art](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/5154339a-598f-4519-bff0-a088f4186839/s23.jpg)
Mehmet Ozgur
![smoke art](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0448979a-e86a-4825-9a12-8fdc995e3442/s36.jpg)
Lumendipity
![Smoke Art and Smoke Photography](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/2a3a0d5b-271c-4556-ae54-7a692d1c0e22/4.jpg)
![Smoke Art and Smoke Photography](https://archive.smashing.media/assets/344dbf88-fdf9-42bb-adb4-46f01eedd629/0146a048-b7c5-41aa-8b9d-0aba255ae2b7/2.jpg)