“KARPE NOCTEM”

“Karpe Noctem”

Story Behind the Photograph 

Karpe Noctem draws from the Latin Carpe Noctem — “seize the night.” Where the day asks you to act, the night invites you to feel.

In symbolic traditions, the moon represents the feminine principle — the realm of emotion, intuition, imagination, and the subconscious.

It doesn’t define; it softens.

It doesn’t illuminate through force, but through reflection.

It reveals not what is obvious, but what is true beneath the surface.

This piece speaks to the quiet intelligence of feeling — the part of you that senses before it understands, and cares before it acts.

In a world that often glorifies action, it is emotion that gives action meaning. Apathy, not hate, is the real absence of life; what we nurture, grows.

Where the day clarifies, the night deepens.

Where the sun affirms what is known, the moon whispers what is felt.

To seize the night is to honour your inner tides — the intuition that guides you, the emotions that shape you, and the soft power that moves through everything you care about.

Karpe Noctem — seize the night; trust the wisdom within.

 What It Invites Into Your Space

• Intuition
• Emotional depth
• Nurturing energy
• Self-compassion
• Inner wisdom
• Receptive presence

Print Details

• Museum-grade Giclée print for exceptional detail and tonal depth
• FSC®-certified matte fine art paper
• Archival inks designed to last over 80 years without fading
• Smooth, elegant texture with a luxury matte finish

Photographed and composed by Taylor Bennett, exclusively for Karpe Artem.