2nd place
silver star award
Scott Reither
united states
title
BECOMING CONSCIOUS
Photographing poles and structures in water is an exercise in finding order within the chaos – trying to arrange seemingly random objects to create visual harmony in the scene. When it all comes together, the image can exude a sense of balance and offer a feeling of stability within a flowing, spacious world.
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entry description
Soft light gave shine to the tepid sea. The clouds wrapped the coast in a feeling of mystery – obscuring the distant shores while drawing attention to the intriguing structures floating in this gentle dreamscape.Photographing poles and structures in water is an exercise in finding order within the chaos – trying to arrange seemingly random objects to create visual harmony in the scene. When it all comes together, the image can exude a sense of balance and offer a feeling of stability within a flowing, spacious world.
about the photographer
Born and raised around Big Sur, California, Scott Reither has achieved international recognition as a fine art landscape photographer with a taste for the dramatic and the transcendental. His long-exposure photographs sensitively record the atmospheric effects, lyrical beauty and emotional revelations that occur through the combination of light, space and time. Captured in evocative locations around the world, Reither’s photographs are expressive evidence of the raw and wondrous truths still to be found in the landscape. Scott Reither lives in Maui with his wife Rebecca and travels frequently on photographic projects.back to gallery