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2nd Place - Merit of Excellence
Title:He Turned His Back
Almost a symbolic gesture by the bald eagle, it suggests he is speaking for all of the natural world in showing his disdain for humans, and the damage we are doing to the world.
Biography:
Detail and texture; symmetry and form. These are common elements which thread through my quite diverse bodies of work, and connect every subject to each other.
There is also an intriguing aspect to looking beyond the obvious; to capture photographically detail, shape and pattern hidden in plain sight, and to explore its symmetry, light and texture.
The textural component of many of my pictures often provokes a desire in viewers to reach out to touch the prints, as though the subject appears almost real.
My colour work frequently has one hue which has been selected to be deliberately... |
