honorable mention
Scott Bolendz united statesPhoto © Scott Bolendz
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What Remains, Stump Pass Beach (Florida)
Stump Pass Beach State Park is a lonely, melancholic place at the southern tip of Manasota Key, Florida. The dramatic effects of wind, waves, blazing sun and coastal storms are visible here in the heavily eroded beach and decaying tree trunks gnawed at by the tide.
I’ve been drawn to this place for a long time. I often wander here among the bleached skeletons of giant trees reflecting on the changes that are impacting my own small life while being surrounded by larger, more universal, cycles of change.
As I enter my fifth decade, I’m increasingly confronted by a disruptive awareness of physical decay and mortality that’s magnified by the recent death of my beloved father, John Henry Bolendz, who endured a devastating neurologic illness with unwavering grace, dignity and sense of humor. This series of images is a moody reflection on the transience of all things and their inevitable disappearance.
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entry description
This image is from my "Beach of Ghosts" series. Here is the artist's statement for this project:Stump Pass Beach State Park is a lonely, melancholic place at the southern tip of Manasota Key, Florida. The dramatic effects of wind, waves, blazing sun and coastal storms are visible here in the heavily eroded beach and decaying tree trunks gnawed at by the tide.
I’ve been drawn to this place for a long time. I often wander here among the bleached skeletons of giant trees reflecting on the changes that are impacting my own small life while being surrounded by larger, more universal, cycles of change.
As I enter my fifth decade, I’m increasingly confronted by a disruptive awareness of physical decay and mortality that’s magnified by the recent death of my beloved father, John Henry Bolendz, who endured a devastating neurologic illness with unwavering grace, dignity and sense of humor. This series of images is a moody reflection on the transience of all things and their inevitable disappearance.
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