honorable mention
Hilda Champion united statesPhoto © Hilda Champion
title
Forest Bathing
This is not exercise, hiking or jogging. It is simply being in nature and connecting with it through our senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch – immersing ourselves.
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” – John Muir
The image was taken in Germany, in the park of 19th century Castle Rauischholzhausen near the town of Marburg. The park with its mature trees is a popular venue for weddings and weekend outings.
Her aspiration in photography is less about showing the world as it is, but rather to release the poetry of the ordinary and help people see the un-seen. She tries to show an abstraction of what she sees, free of distractions, and describes her images as “based on a true fantasy”.
Hilda Champion’s forté is contemporary and abstract images. Her work has been shown in national and international competitions and exhibitions and her images have won numerous awards and accolades.
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entry description
The concept of Shinrin-yoku, or forest therapy, developed in the 1980-ies has become a cornerstone of preventive health care and healing in Japanese medicine.This is not exercise, hiking or jogging. It is simply being in nature and connecting with it through our senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch – immersing ourselves.
“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” – John Muir
The image was taken in Germany, in the park of 19th century Castle Rauischholzhausen near the town of Marburg. The park with its mature trees is a popular venue for weddings and weekend outings.
about the photographer
Hilda Champion is a German/American fine art photographer born near Munich, Germany. She has been living in Naples, Florida since 2001.Her aspiration in photography is less about showing the world as it is, but rather to release the poetry of the ordinary and help people see the un-seen. She tries to show an abstraction of what she sees, free of distractions, and describes her images as “based on a true fantasy”.
Hilda Champion’s forté is contemporary and abstract images. Her work has been shown in national and international competitions and exhibitions and her images have won numerous awards and accolades.
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