2nd place
silver star award
Paul Lichte
germany 
Photo © Paul Lichte
title
Colorado River Delta
Photographing natural phenomena from small aircraft, the stories of how these places once were created are told by selected images with countless small details, best viewed as prints and in exhibitions. Whether it will be wandering cows in a desert, human footprints on vacant salt flats or off-road vehicle tire tracks on dunes. There is plenty to explore in every single image.
The center of his work is the Ever Changing Earth with the transformation of landscapes in focus.
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entry description
During incoming and outgoing tide, ocean salt water enters the sandy river delta leaving behind small canyons on its way back to the ocean. Due to the hot and dry climate around the river delta, the salt water evaporates and leaves a white salty crust around the canyons which can creates treelike patterns. The color of the water in this area can reach from brown over green to turquoise. While the water coming from the Colorado River gains it brownish color from sediments in the water, the ocean water is clear and turquoise. In some parts where the ocean water doesn’t flow back to the ocean completely, algea are colouring the remaining water in green hues. To get an idea for the size of this area you can look for the small straight lines in the pictures. These are tire tracks from off-road vehicles which drove over the salty ground. These pictures were taken from a small aircraft at an altitude of 500-1000 meters.about the photographer
Paul’s concept of aerial photography is to create images where art meets education. Where you come for the aesthetics and you stay for the background information.Photographing natural phenomena from small aircraft, the stories of how these places once were created are told by selected images with countless small details, best viewed as prints and in exhibitions. Whether it will be wandering cows in a desert, human footprints on vacant salt flats or off-road vehicle tire tracks on dunes. There is plenty to explore in every single image.
The center of his work is the Ever Changing Earth with the transformation of landscapes in focus.
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