Abstract nominee

For two years, Tom O Scott has searched vehicle graveyards throughout Southern California and Nevada, looking for images that pop to life, not just because of the colors and shapes within them, but mainly because of the metaphors they invoke. Many of these represent real and fantastical species of fauna. These scenes are the magical result of decades of rust and blistering hot sun, baking the vehicles and transforming them.

Tom O Scott is an award winning abstract photographer from Encinitas, CA. His work has been exhibited in solo and group shows including The Loft Gallery at UCSD, the San Diego Natural History Museum, the Center For Fine Arts in Ft. Collins CO, and the Ordover Gallery in San Diego. He has won awards in the Black & White Spider Awards three times, the Photography Master's Cup, the International Photography Awards, and the 5th Annual Exposure Awards. His work is in private and corporate collections throughout the U.S.