honorable mention
Marc Olthoff netherlands
Photo © Marc Olthoff
title
Boer zoekt Vrouw
The viewer’s creative process to ‘complete’ or ‘explain’ the story is an essential part of both series, and the images are set up in such a way that different viewers are likely to arrive at different explanations.
I realised that although I made pictures since my early youth I lacked some of the skills required to create the fine-art images that I envisioned. So I went ‘back to school’ and graduated as top of the class from the Fotovakschool, Rotterdam in 2015.
I try to create tantalising images that capture the viewer’s attention for much more than a quick glance. My images mostly show an incomplete story or an unexpected twist that invites the viewer to think and wonder about what she/he is actually seeing and what it means.
These images can take many months to create as it often requires quite some organisation and sometimes technical solutions need to be developed.
My experience as an engineer (to develop technical solutions) and as a manager (to realise a complex process) helps me.
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entry description
This image is part of the series "Captivating", which places the viewer in the position of a voyeur. He/she is witness to a strange situation that was likely not meant to become public; in this series typically persons in an uncomfortable situation. These persons seem to accept their position without a fight; why? Typically the images show only part of the story, as there are often references to persons or items outside of the frame and/or unexpected elements that trigger questions. The viewer is invited to think and wonder about what one is actually seeing, what it means and in the end complete the story with one’s own thoughts.The viewer’s creative process to ‘complete’ or ‘explain’ the story is an essential part of both series, and the images are set up in such a way that different viewers are likely to arrive at different explanations.
about the photographer
In 2012, after working 21 years in industry ultimately as a director at Unilever, I quit to focus on my passion: photography.I realised that although I made pictures since my early youth I lacked some of the skills required to create the fine-art images that I envisioned. So I went ‘back to school’ and graduated as top of the class from the Fotovakschool, Rotterdam in 2015.
I try to create tantalising images that capture the viewer’s attention for much more than a quick glance. My images mostly show an incomplete story or an unexpected twist that invites the viewer to think and wonder about what she/he is actually seeing and what it means.
These images can take many months to create as it often requires quite some organisation and sometimes technical solutions need to be developed.
My experience as an engineer (to develop technical solutions) and as a manager (to realise a complex process) helps me.
back to gallery
