honorable mention
Dominique Weiss switzerland
title
Rushing
us air to breathe, water to nourish our bodies and beauty to caress our souls.
Rushing portrays the speed with which our competitive society is racing through their lives.
In rush we are barely able to hear our surroundings.
In rush we are barely able to see what is in front of us.
In rush we are barely able to comprehend what our behaviour causes.
Rushing not only blurrs our sight, but all of our senses.
We are numbly rushing into an unknown future...
For this series Dominique travelled across Switzerland portaying dramatic landscape scenes to encourage people to see beyond their accelerated every day life routines.
She suggests it is time to implement more harmony into our lives and respectfully treat them as one of our most important relationships.
Dominique takes inspiration from her travels, nature and mostly alpine landscapes were she captures grand landscapes, but also more intimite frames and closeups. Her fine art works have been associated with the works of Karl Christian Ludwig Hofer and Magic Realism is her home.
Dominique is located in central Switzerland and addresses current social issues such as recentering, self-reflection and conservation with her art works and invites everyone to discussions on her social media accounts.
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entry description
Dominique created this series out of her passion for the dramatic landscapes of the Swiss alps. To her understanding, it is crucial to perserve this region that givesus air to breathe, water to nourish our bodies and beauty to caress our souls.
Rushing portrays the speed with which our competitive society is racing through their lives.
In rush we are barely able to hear our surroundings.
In rush we are barely able to see what is in front of us.
In rush we are barely able to comprehend what our behaviour causes.
Rushing not only blurrs our sight, but all of our senses.
We are numbly rushing into an unknown future...
For this series Dominique travelled across Switzerland portaying dramatic landscape scenes to encourage people to see beyond their accelerated every day life routines.
She suggests it is time to implement more harmony into our lives and respectfully treat them as one of our most important relationships.
about the photographer
Dominique is a multi award winning fine art photographer, highly passionate about dramatic alpine landscapes and the magic those giants embody. Playing with light and shadow, different perspectives and techniques to tell emotionally captivating photographic stories is her signature. Her photographs take beholders on a journey to higher grounds, were the air is fresh and filled with the scent of new beginnings, portraiying the beauty of nature in her purest form.Dominique takes inspiration from her travels, nature and mostly alpine landscapes were she captures grand landscapes, but also more intimite frames and closeups. Her fine art works have been associated with the works of Karl Christian Ludwig Hofer and Magic Realism is her home.
Dominique is located in central Switzerland and addresses current social issues such as recentering, self-reflection and conservation with her art works and invites everyone to discussions on her social media accounts.
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