honorable mention
Jan Erik Waider germany
title
Ice Cake
Jan’s desire to explore remote and rarely seen places provides unique opportunities to shoot magnificent vistas and landscapes. His meticulous and well-planned approach to his projects immerses him in his surroundings.
These quiet mesmerizing moments of contemplation and reflection are what inspire Jan the most. These are the moments where he feels connected and “at home.” His photography is a way of preserving these fleeting memories.
Jan’s work should be seen as a visual journal. His photography gives us insight into his mind and imagination.
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entry description
Abstract interpretation of icebergs in the Disko Bay of Greenland, taken on a brutally cold day in February from a small boat. I was particularly attracted to the texture of the ice, which for me almost had an edible character. That's where the inspiration for the title of the series came from. The black dots on the ice were ravens to whom the cold seemed to matter less than to me ...about the photographer
Jan Erik Waider is a visual artist and fine art photographer based in Hamburg. His focus is atmospheric and abstract landscape photography of the distant North.Jan’s desire to explore remote and rarely seen places provides unique opportunities to shoot magnificent vistas and landscapes. His meticulous and well-planned approach to his projects immerses him in his surroundings.
These quiet mesmerizing moments of contemplation and reflection are what inspire Jan the most. These are the moments where he feels connected and “at home.” His photography is a way of preserving these fleeting memories.
Jan’s work should be seen as a visual journal. His photography gives us insight into his mind and imagination.
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