honorable mention
Mark Chen united states
Photo © Mark Chen
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Among the Madding Crowd
find a Canon T3i kit set. I still remember fondly being out in the snow in February of that
following year, learning from a more experienced photographer what all the camera settings
actually did.
Since then, photography has been a labor of love for me, filled with wonderful experiences and
moments. From the early days of running around a botanical garden taking hundreds of photos
to having my work exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, I have loved the
opportunities to learn and grow as a photographer.
Photography has not only been a wonderful part of my life this last decade, but it has also
changed me as a person. It’s trained me to be more attentive, more aware of the world around
me and to be a more creative problem solver. All things that help with photography, but have
also helped in other parts of my life. The experiences and gratification that
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entry description
This is a photo of Johnnie Mercer's Pier on Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. I was in town for a short time and wanted to head to the beach to try to get some sunrise photos of the water and of this pier. I got to the beach well before the sunrise when it was still dark. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate and there was a lot of cloud cover. I quickly realized that the sunrise photo was probably out of the question. However, it's such a nice pier and the cloud cover added a lot of drama to the sky. I decided to pivot from going for a nice, colorful sunrise photo of the beach and pier, to a more ominous, black and white photo of the beach and pier. Using long exposure, I was able to accentuate the drama of the beach scene to create this image.about the photographer
My photography journey started during Christmas of 2013, when I opened one of my presents tofind a Canon T3i kit set. I still remember fondly being out in the snow in February of that
following year, learning from a more experienced photographer what all the camera settings
actually did.
Since then, photography has been a labor of love for me, filled with wonderful experiences and
moments. From the early days of running around a botanical garden taking hundreds of photos
to having my work exhibited at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, I have loved the
opportunities to learn and grow as a photographer.
Photography has not only been a wonderful part of my life this last decade, but it has also
changed me as a person. It’s trained me to be more attentive, more aware of the world around
me and to be a more creative problem solver. All things that help with photography, but have
also helped in other parts of my life. The experiences and gratification that
back to gallery
