Wundervei

Photographer

Category

Special Category - Digital Enhance Photography

Company

Mai Naito

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2024

Country / Region:

Australia

Wundervei explores the experience and memory of the natural world through photography. Inspired by my personal childhood, the work visually depicts my emotional encounters when passing through natural spaces. This series aims to encourage audiences to discover a deeper connection between themselves and the natural environment through sheer visual pleasure and appreciation. Personally, a memory is defined as an impression that melds visual fragments over the course of a moment. To create the pieces, photographs of intriguing moments were taken while walking through natural scenery. These photographs were then digitally layered and compressed to form a single image - depicting a passage of time within a single frame and creating an entire memory that can be held in our hands and become physical again.     By digitally layering several photographs it is intended that the work initially be read as a painting before closer inspection where the characteristics of digital technology and the photographic become apparent. By considering the role of photography and historical paintings in representing the natural landscape, and in turn, our recollections, this series aims to question the opinion that photography is a mere technological process and a tool for depicting realism devoid of human soul or emotion. 

Credits

Photographer
Mai Naito
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Professional
2024

Photographer / Company

Jason Marino

Category

Special Category - Night Photography

Country / Region

Canada

Professional
2024

Photographer / Company

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Category

Nature Photography - Landscapes

Country / Region

United States

Professional
2024

Photographer / Company

Jan-Tore Oevrevik

Category

Architecture Photography - Bridges

Country / Region

United States

Professional
2024

Photographer / Company

Marc Le Cornu

Category

People Photography - Fine Art

Country / Region

Jersey