honorable mention
Mark Brodkin Brodkin canadaPhoto © Mark Brodkin Brodkin
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From the Edge
A photograph for me begins when I have an emotional connection with something that I see. It might be an incredible vista or a lonely piece of driftwood on a beach. Sometimes it is optimistic, positive, and gregarious. Sometimes it is lonely, dark and brooding. Always it is a self-portrait.
Since 2009, in pursuit of my images, I have traveled through Canada, the United States, Egypt, Morocco, Japan, China, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, India, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba and Turkey.
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entry description
First light at the north rim of the magnificent Grand Canyon. Probably the most terrifying shooting location I have ever experienced. In order to get this shot, I had to set up my tripod on a tiny rock platform with a straight drop of over 1,500 feet in each direction. If I wasn't completely taken by the view, I wouldn't have lasted more that a second in the location.about the photographer
When I take a photograph I am reminded that I am a small part of an enormous world. I am forced to look outward and to calm the relentless introspection that is such a prevalent part of my everyday life.A photograph for me begins when I have an emotional connection with something that I see. It might be an incredible vista or a lonely piece of driftwood on a beach. Sometimes it is optimistic, positive, and gregarious. Sometimes it is lonely, dark and brooding. Always it is a self-portrait.
Since 2009, in pursuit of my images, I have traveled through Canada, the United States, Egypt, Morocco, Japan, China, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, India, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba and Turkey.
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