International Color Awards

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Aerial nominees

The Birth of Color
Title:The Birth of Color
An aerial photograph over Searles Lake in Trona, California. These vibrante colors are the biproduct from the evaporite basins which produces borax and other industrial minerals.


Mark Holtzman
USA



Biography: Mark Holtzman is a California native with over 25 years of experience as both a photographer and pilot. He began taking pictures at an early age, under the guidance of his father, who was also an amateur photographer. In early 2000, Mark combined his two passions, photography and aviation and started West Coast Aerial Photography. By 2008, Mark's son, Steven, joined the West Coast Aerial Photography team. Mark's photos have been exhibited in over 30 countries and are also on display in the Washington DC Senate Building and the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles, CA.