honorable mention
Rachael Talibart united kingdom
title
After Earth
Much of Rachael's early childhood was spent at sea. This has left her with a life-long fascination for the ocean in all its forms, but especially in stormy weather. Rachael travels widely for her photographs but retains a special fondness for the South of England and many of her images are created there. For Rachael, nothing beats a day on an empty shore, the wilder the weather the better, and this is reflected in her work. Rachael is best known for her Sirens series, critically-acclaimed photographs of monstrous storm waves, published as a fine art photo-book by Triplekite Books in 2018.
Rachael's photographs have been published in books and both print and online magazines, have been exhibited widely in the UK as well as Barcelona, New York and Massachusetts, and appear in private collections in the UK and USA. She is owner of f11 Workshops, providing photography day tours and workshops in the South of England and she leads photography tours for international fine art business, Ocean Capture. Rachael is an experienced public speaker and writes for photography magazines.
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entry description
These photographs are part of an ongoing series in which I try to imagine, through photographs of real landscapes, how the planet might look without humanity. When I captured these photographs in camera, I was thinking about climate change, but when I came to edit the work we were in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis and my thoughts turned towards even darker interpretations of my work. I chose to work in black and white as, already being removed one step from reality, it adds to the feeling of otherworldliness I hoped to create. I wanted to express a feeling of emptiness, and even a little fear, within the natural beauty of these coastal landscapes. Perhaps these places are better off without us, but I find that a lonely thought.about the photographer
Rachael is a full-time professional photographer based in the south of England.Much of Rachael's early childhood was spent at sea. This has left her with a life-long fascination for the ocean in all its forms, but especially in stormy weather. Rachael travels widely for her photographs but retains a special fondness for the South of England and many of her images are created there. For Rachael, nothing beats a day on an empty shore, the wilder the weather the better, and this is reflected in her work. Rachael is best known for her Sirens series, critically-acclaimed photographs of monstrous storm waves, published as a fine art photo-book by Triplekite Books in 2018.
Rachael's photographs have been published in books and both print and online magazines, have been exhibited widely in the UK as well as Barcelona, New York and Massachusetts, and appear in private collections in the UK and USA. She is owner of f11 Workshops, providing photography day tours and workshops in the South of England and she leads photography tours for international fine art business, Ocean Capture. Rachael is an experienced public speaker and writes for photography magazines.
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