honorable mention
Richard Collens canada
title
Aridity
The works I’ve selected have a soul in them that speak to me. Everything has a spirit within it, and if you can capture the soul in an image, it's magic. My selections show the defiance, the beauty and the caress of the hands of the wind and water spirits that shape much of the landscape in the desert.
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entry description
I have an almost masochistic love of the aridity of the desert, the life that struggles there and tries to defy its mortality. It’s a very spiritual place in many ways, tranquil in the throws of this very harsh environment.The works I’ve selected have a soul in them that speak to me. Everything has a spirit within it, and if you can capture the soul in an image, it's magic. My selections show the defiance, the beauty and the caress of the hands of the wind and water spirits that shape much of the landscape in the desert.
about the photographer
Richard Collens is a lifelong photographer, with a desire for adventure, road trips and finding the beauty in nature and in otherwise mundane surroundings. Although Richard has had a camera in his hand all of this life, he really started taking things seriously later in life, focusing more on the quality and artistry of his photographs. Although colour provides so much, Richard is drawn to the real beauty of black and white contrasts, looking for more powerful images without colour, where he truly succeeds.back to gallery
