Bridge lights and their reflections cross the Susquehanna River at blue hour near Harrisburg.
PHOTOGRAPHS BY
JINGYI (VICTOR) LISOUTH-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
2024–26

Unretouched selection proof

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22 PHOTOGRAPHS · ISSUE 06

One small radius.
Many kinds of life.

This first proof is organized by subject, not by date or folder. River paths lead to animals and neighbors, then weather changes the same familiar ground before the streets open into autumn and spring. The photographs are shown without retouching so the selection and sequence can be judged first.

SOUTH-CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA · RIVER / NEIGHBORS / WEATHER / RETURN
Woman standing beside the Susquehanna River beneath a dramatic orange and violet sunset.
01SUNSET WITNESSA figure holds the riverbank while the sky burns down behind Harrisburg.
Close view of a Virginian freight car crossing a stone railroad viaduct at dusk.
02VIRGINIANSteel, stone, and the edge of a passing train meet at dusk.
A lone walker follows a riverside path beside the Harrisburg dam under a broad sky.
03THE DAM PATHOne walker carries the long concrete line toward the horizon.
Harrisburg skyline viewed across the Susquehanna River on a clear summer afternoon.
04ACROSS THE WATERThe city keeps its distance on the opposite bank.
A bicycle rests on a grassy riverbank overlooking calm water and distant trees.
05BIKE AT RESTA bicycle pauses where the bank opens onto the water.
A great blue heron stands at the grassy edge of calm water near Hummelstown.
06HERONThe bird occupies a thin margin between grass and water.
Canada geese graze on a foggy green hillside near Hummelstown.
07FOG FLOCKGeese graze while the hill nearly disappears.
A groundhog sits upright on a grassy mound in a Harrisburg park.
08GROUNDHOGA small resident watches from the crown of a grassy mound.
A deer grazes at the edge of a wooded lawn in Hummelstown.
09WOODLAND EDGEA deer grazes where mown grass gives way to trees.
People relax and fish around a neighborhood pond on a spring morning.
10POND AFTERNOONPeople gather quietly around the water and leave the center open.
Dark storm clouds gather above a Hummelstown parking lot and line of cars.
11PRESSURE LINEA shelf of dark cloud lowers over an ordinary parking lot.
Winter sunlight and flare stream through bare trees in Hershey.
12WINTER SUNLow light breaks through bare branches and turns the air visible.
Snow falls across a driveway and parked cars at blue dusk in Hershey.
13DRIVEWAY, DUSKSnow softens the parked cars as blue hour closes in.
A photographer and warm interior lights overlap a snowy courtyard in a window reflection.
14INSIDE / OUTSIDEThe photographer, warm room, trees, and snow occupy the same glass.
A narrow stream winds between snow-covered banks and winter trees near Hummelstown.
15STREAM THROUGH SNOWDark water cuts a vertical path through the white banks.
A small dock projects from a snowy field beside still water near Palmyra.
16FIELD EDGEA small dock holds the border between snow and open water.
A river passes between autumn forest banks near Jonestown.
17AUTUMN BANKSThe river bends between two dense walls of October color.
Golden ginkgo leaves fill the view above a residential street in Hershey.
18GINKGO CANOPYYellow leaves turn a residential view into a ceiling.
A person walks a dog past Halloween figures arranged in a Hershey front yard.
19FRONT-YARD OCTOBERA walker and dog pass the neighborhood's temporary cast.
A vivid pink flowering tree stands beside a park path in Hershey.
20PINK TREE, PARKSpring gathers its color into one tree beside the path.
White blossoms frame a quiet residential street in Hershey.
21WHITE BLOSSOM STREETBranches frame the road before the block fully wakes.
Cherry trees bloom along a Marietta street lined with parked cars, pedestrians, and brick buildings.
22MARIETTA IN BLOOMPink trees, brick facades, cars, and walkers share the street.