honorable mention
Scott Reither united states
title
KIAWE
Finding a balance between Space and Form is an important practice both personally and artistically. We tend to focus too much of our attention on the Forms of the world. We take pictures of a subject without giving any thought to the Space around it, and we fixate on one emotion or thought, without any notice to the vast stillness it resides in.
Inspiration is rarely, if ever, an external force. It comes from within, which means we are never without the power to meet it. We must only get in touch with gratitude and a positive mindset.
Gratitude is the practice of accepting what is in any given moment and observing it without judgement. When you approach a space without desiring for it to change, you are given the power to choose your mindset within that space.
Positive results follow a positive mindset. You can choose to view the world around you through a positive outlook – connecting with Space in a way that will allow for more creative energy and innovation. That is a big deal for artists.
It means we have unlimited potential. It means we can photograph the same subject again and again over the course of our entire lives and still have more to learn from it. Why? Because Space is infinite. And because the Form of every subject resides in that limitless Space, it can be captured in endless ways.
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entry description
In every aspect of life, there is Form and there is Space. In photography, Form refers to the subjects and shapes, while Space is everything in between. Internally, Form is represented in our thoughts and emotions, while Space is the stillness that surrounds them.Finding a balance between Space and Form is an important practice both personally and artistically. We tend to focus too much of our attention on the Forms of the world. We take pictures of a subject without giving any thought to the Space around it, and we fixate on one emotion or thought, without any notice to the vast stillness it resides in.
Inspiration is rarely, if ever, an external force. It comes from within, which means we are never without the power to meet it. We must only get in touch with gratitude and a positive mindset.
Gratitude is the practice of accepting what is in any given moment and observing it without judgement. When you approach a space without desiring for it to change, you are given the power to choose your mindset within that space.
Positive results follow a positive mindset. You can choose to view the world around you through a positive outlook – connecting with Space in a way that will allow for more creative energy and innovation. That is a big deal for artists.
It means we have unlimited potential. It means we can photograph the same subject again and again over the course of our entire lives and still have more to learn from it. Why? Because Space is infinite. And because the Form of every subject resides in that limitless Space, it can be captured in endless ways.
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