honorable mention
Olivier Robert france
title
Tanchozuru
These elegant birds of about 150 cm height have a yearly dance ritual which aims to find a partner for the rest of their life. Like their flight, this dancing ballet is absolutely graceful.
It was a privilege spending many days gazing across the tranquil snow fields and rivers of Hokkaido for these peaceful moments.
In 1994, he graduated from the Institute of Landscape Architecture in Belgium and left his native country for Switzerland. As he arrived in the Lake Geneva region in 1995, he started a photographic work about the lake. This project is still continuing 20 years after and has pushed him into visiting many other lakes in the world. Since 2004, he has devoted his work almost exclusively to landscapes and waterscapes using mainly long exposures.
For his continuous projects as well as family reasons, he often gets thoroughly across Japan.
This approach has led him to the most remote places of the archipelago, through mountains, temples and shrines about which he has also carried out a photographic project on Buddhist statuary and sacred art for years.
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entry description
Having spent more than 10 years photographing winter landscapes around Hokkaido, I must admit that observing the amazing life of the Japanese cranes (Tsuru or Tanchozuru) remains one of my best moments. Not only for the great photography time they offer.These elegant birds of about 150 cm height have a yearly dance ritual which aims to find a partner for the rest of their life. Like their flight, this dancing ballet is absolutely graceful.
It was a privilege spending many days gazing across the tranquil snow fields and rivers of Hokkaido for these peaceful moments.
about the photographer
Olivier Robert is a professional photographer and landscape architect sharing his life between Europe and Japan. His approach is based on a minimalist expression for more than 25 years. Initiated very early into the world of photography and dark room, he got his first camera at the age of 15.In 1994, he graduated from the Institute of Landscape Architecture in Belgium and left his native country for Switzerland. As he arrived in the Lake Geneva region in 1995, he started a photographic work about the lake. This project is still continuing 20 years after and has pushed him into visiting many other lakes in the world. Since 2004, he has devoted his work almost exclusively to landscapes and waterscapes using mainly long exposures.
For his continuous projects as well as family reasons, he often gets thoroughly across Japan.
This approach has led him to the most remote places of the archipelago, through mountains, temples and shrines about which he has also carried out a photographic project on Buddhist statuary and sacred art for years.
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