2nd Place in the Fine Art Photography Awards!

April 05, 2023 • Leave a Comment

Hooray, I've finally done better than Honorable Mention in one of the international photography contests! In fact, the Fine Art Photography Awards (based in London) just awarded me Second Place in the Amateur Nude category. I'm pretty stoked!

Here's my winning entry: a five-photo series from my shoot with Bunny Luna in the Tatoosh Range, in Mount Rainier National Park, in July of 2019. The photos, individually, are titled "Mammals in the Mist," "Parallel Worlds," "Unicorn in the Clouds," "Tatoosh Mirror," and "States of Matter." Collectively, the series is called "Tatoosh Dreams."

Tatoosh Dreams (Series) Tatoosh Dreams (Series)

Sometimes the best art is born of serendipity. Luna and I had planned a traditional figure shoot in the Tatoosh Range of Mount Rainier National Park in July 2019, dodging hikers among panoramic, sun-drenched vistas. But the day arrived cool and gray, our intended 14,411-foot volcanic backdrop invisible in the clouds. We had the trail completely to ourselves, and the fog moving in and out among the lower peaks made amazing and moody vistas. As we set up a shot among a craggy jumble of granodiorite, a marmot poked its head over the top of the rocks. We expected it to take a quick glance and scurry away, but instead, it stayed and watched, following along as we set up shot after shot, even seeming to pose with us at times. In the quiet mist of the mountains, perhaps it saw in naked Luna a lack of threat, and a kindred spirit, at one with the world among the rocks and snow. After that, the spell was cast, and every pose felt like Luna was part of nature, and me a wildlife photographer, capturing her in her natural element as she moved through the wilderness.

Keywords: 2nd place, award, Bunny Luna, FAPA, Fine Art Photography Awards, Mammals in the mist, Parallel worlds, second place, series, Silver, States of matter, Tatoosh dreams, Tatoosh mirror, Unicorn in the clouds

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2nd Place in the Fine Art Photography Awards!

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