Over the summer I watched in wonder as my sunflower grew skywards. Inch by inch it became taller than my new rowan tree and then one day in the high winds my Heath Robinson string support system collapsed, leaving my sunflower dangling like a high jumpers pole. Since it’s glory days, the head has been quietly crisping up nicely inside my house. I kept it, because it was still inspirational.
The International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition is one of the most prestigious photography contests and the Overall Winner this year features the above stunning scene from a Japanese Garden. Australian photographer, Claire Takacs, managed to be in the right place at a wonderful time AND possessed the skills to create a beautiful evocative image. What is it about trees and snow which combines so perfectly.
Talking of trees, allow me to point you in the direction of Paul Debois. He has a series of black and white images taken with a pinhole camera in the Portolio Section of the IGPOY competition (click here to view) which I just adore. Yes, the winning set of shots is beautiful but (in my humble opinion) Debois’ work is more deserving for top spot as it is individual, highly creative and skilful and possesses the ability to move you into another zone. I have always liked Edward Steichen’s work and it was no surprise to read that Paul Debois’ “Pinhole Impressions” has a dab of Steichen inspiration behind it.
scatterdrum is a personal blog by Gill Moore. Gill is a professional photographer based in Manchester in England.
She works for commercial and editorial clients together with shooting personal projects. This side of her work often includes exhibiting, publishing and working with like-minded collaborators on an environmental theme.
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