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E Jay Zuspan Jr

E Jay Zuspan Jr

Kandy Fire Dancer

An evening at the Kandy Lake Club, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, ends in spectacular fashion as the crowd, lit only by the torches, watches with awe as one Kandy Dancer walks across a bed of burning coals.

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Color Photography Contest

2026

Nominees

Travel

Non Professional

Kandy Fire Dancer

An evening at the Kandy Lake Club, in Kandy, Sri Lanka, ends in spectacular fashion as the crowd, lit only by the torches, watches with awe as one Kandy Dancer walks across a bed of burning coals.

About Artist

E Jay Zuspan Jr

I’m a 66-year-old photographer with a lifelong curiosity for the world and the people who shape it. My travels have taken me across 89 countries and all 7 continents, where I immerse myself in local cultures, landscapes, and the stories found in everyday life. Along the way, I photograph whatever crosses my path—sometimes the expected, but more often the unexpected. My favorite images are the fleeting ones: the obscure angles, the unposed moments, the perspectives most people walk right past. Those are the photographs that stay with me. If even one of my images found its way onto a wall somewhere, I’d be proud to know that someone paused long enough to see the world the way I did—through my lens, in that singular moment when everything aligned just right.

E Jay Zuspan Jr

Photographic Areas of Focus

Landscapes, Nature, People, Travel, Wildlife

Location

United States of America

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