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October Illuminous Studio Free Download: Colorado Golden Aspen Phone Wallpaper

Colorado Golden Aspen phone wallpaper

“I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers.”

– L.M. Montgomery

Each month, Illuminous Studio loves to offer free content. Throughout October 2022, Illuminous Studio is offering our golden autumn image, exclusive to Illuminous Studio, Colorado Golden Aspen as a free phone wallpaper download.

We don’t know about you, but phone backgrounds and cases are some of our favorite ways to change things up. Phone wallpaper is a fun, easy way to have a new image as part of our everyday lives. That’s what Illuminous Studio is all about – bringing beauty into everyday life.

How do I get my free phone wallpaper, you might ask?

Simply click the file name / Download below.

Like what you see?

The photograph in October’s Illuminous Studio free download was captured earlier this month in Colorado, USA, on the famed road called the Million Dollar Highway which etches its way along cliffs from Durango to Ooray. The drive is spectacular no matter the season, but with the morning light shining through the golden Aspen, the drive was celestial.

This photograph is the perfect gift for the traveler in your life. Click here to find inspiring wall canvas, phone cases, drinkware, and more.

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Colorado Golden Aspen phone wallpaper
Colorado Golden Aspen phone wallpaper
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September Illuminous Studio Free Download: Prague Charles Bridge in Fog Phone Wallpaper

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Each month, Illuminous Studio loves to offer free content. Throughout September 2022, Illuminous Studio is offering our iconic image, exclusive to Illuminous Studio, Prague Charles Bridge in Fog in black and white as a free phone wallpaper download.

We don’t know about you, but phone backgrounds and cases are some of our favorite ways to change things up. Phone wallpaper is a fun, easy way to have a new image as part of our everyday lives. That’s what Illuminous Studio is all about – bringing beauty into everyday life.

How do I get my free phone wallpaper, you might ask?

Simply click the file name / Download below.

Like what you see?

The photograph in September’s Illuminous Studio free download was captured in the month of October, when the fog creeps down the Vltava River in the morning. This photograph is reminiscent of the late famed Czech photographer, Josef Sudek‘s work, and is featured in museums, a book cover, a fashion catalog, and in private collections.

This photograph is the perfect gift for the traveler in your life. Click here to find Prague Charles Bridge in Fog in wall canvas, phone cases, drinkware, and more.

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Illuminous Studio September 2022 free download: Prague Charles Bridge in Fog phone wallpaper
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November Illuminous Studio Free Download: Golden Autumn Phone Wallpaper

Golden Autumn Illuminous Studio phone wallpaper

“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.”

– Emily Brontë

Each month, Illuminous Studio loves to offer free content. Throughout November 2022, Illuminous Studio is offering our original golden autumn image of the Golden Aspen in Colorado as a free phone wallpaper download.

We don’t know about you, but phone backgrounds and cases are some of our favorite ways to change things up. Phone wallpaper is a fun, easy way to have a new image as part of our everyday lives. That’s what Illuminous Studio is all about – bringing beauty into everyday life.

How do I get my free phone wallpaper, you might ask?

Simply click the file name / Download below.

Like what you see?

The photograph in November’s Illuminous Studio free download was captured earlier this autumn in Colorado, USA, on the famed road called the Million Dollar Highway which etches its way along cliffs from Durango to Ooray. The drive is spectacular no matter the season, but with the morning light shining through the golden Aspen, the drive was celestial.

Photography from Illuminous Studio is the perfect gift for the traveler in your life. Click here to find inspiring wall canvas, phone cases, drinkware, and more.

Sign up below to become and Illuminist and receive the latest news from Illuminous Studio, with the latest monthly giveaway.

Where is your favorite place to see the autumn color?

For sharing this free phone wallpaper with your networks on social media, you will receive a discount on your next order from Illuminous Studio. Discount code Save10 for $10 off of your cart. Thank you for sharing with your networks!

Golden Autumn Illuminous Studio phone wallpaper
Golden Autumn Illuminous Studio phone wallpaper
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5 Czech Words to Know When Traveling to Prague

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Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.

-Miriam Beard

For many years not long ago, I lived in Prague. Over my time there, I took oodles of Czech lessons, and can officially attest that the Czech language is one of the most difficult in the world. Czech words are not easy to read, write, or pronounce. In college, I minored in Spanish, which I enjoyed immensely. But Czech, with its many different endings and formulations for a single word, combined with the difficult pronunciations of single letters of their alphabet, is a far different animal, especially for English natives.

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Prague Charles Bridge in Fog | Illuminous Studio

Despite its difficulty, I pursued learning enough Czech to get around well. It paid off countless times. The Czech people respond when foreigners attempt to speak in their language, even when it doesn’t come out perfectly. So, before you consider visiting Prague and the Czech Republic, here are 5 essential words to bring with you.

5 Czech Words to Know When Visiting Prague

1) Hello : Ahoj — Said like [Ahoy]  This is an informal term used for familiar friends at greeting, and for answering the phone.

2) Good day: Dobrý den [Sounds like Doe-bree den]  This is most commonly used in Czech for all greetings. Even when someone enters a room, a “dobrý den” is mumbled by everyone in the room. The response, “Dobrý den” right back.

3) Thank you: Děkuji [Sounds like Dya-koo-yee]  This version is the correct way to say thank you, though slang has brought a new word — “Dike” or said like Dee-kay.

4) Please: Prosím [Sounds like Pro-seem]  This word you’ll hear often in Czech, especially because it is used to say please and you’re welcome.

5) Good-bye: Na shledanou [Sounds like Na shlay-dan-ow]  This expression is used every time you leave a store, a restaurant, or leave someone. There are a few different pronounciations, including the slang Na Skle or said Na Sklay.

When you visit, make sure to spend a few moments on the Charles Bridge, above, pictured. Charles Bridge is a medieval stone bridge crossing the Vltava River – it is significant not only because it was constructed in the late 1300s and was part of the royal coronation route from Old Town Square to the Prague Castle, but also because of the events it has stood through. To stand on Charles Bridge is to feel history.

During the time I lived in Prague, I spent as many moments as I could in that historic spot where each stone has a story. When at last fog covered the Charles Bridge and I had my camera with me, the above photograph is the result. I cannot say how important that moment was to me. The image captures something more than the physical place, but something of the spirit and story that lives there in those medieval stones.

The image Prague | Charles Bridge in Fog has been discovered over and over again by people around the globe, and has been curated and placed on a book cover, in two museums, as an enormous mural in a cafe, and in several other notable books. My dream has always been for the images I have captured to be available in affordable museum-quality canvas. I hope you enjoy having these images in your home as much as I enjoy them.

Dekuji mocs,

Jennifer Lyn, photographer, Illuminous Studio

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Prague | Charles Bridge in Fog

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The Story behind the Image

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Prague | Charles Bridge in Fog | Illuminous Studio

From the artist about Prague | Charles Bridge in Fog:

Travel is a gift. Learning new cultures and discovering long-told stories is one of the greatest privileges of living. The foods, languages, currencies, and peoples around the world are priceless treasures – and capturing photographs of the beloved places I’ve traveled is one of my favorite parts of living.

I lived in Prague for four years, and my favorite place in Prague is the centuries-old Charles Bridge. To me, Prague is the most beautiful city in Europe — perhaps even the most beautiful in the world. With Prague’s hundreds of years of history, every wall, every spire has a story. The city itself speaks, and is wrapped in mystery.

For a few years, I tried to capture this photograph – and one early autumn morning, the fog and rising sun led to Prague | Charles Bridge in Fog.

This photograph has been featured in museums, a book cover, and private collections worldwide.

Illuminous Studio features fine art prints – stunning professional quality canvas prints. Edge-wrapped. High-quality giclée, artist-quality canvas. UV light protection prevents fading and cracking. All sizes are ready to hang. Printed in USA. Delivered in about 14 business days.