Fine Art nominee

A landscape covered in snow is one of the best places to find oneself and make peace with one's past, present and future. That's why the title I gave to this series, Catharsis - Purification.
The removal of almost all the things we normally see in a scene and that remind us about life as it is, which is what the snow hides in a scene, suddenly brings to surface the spirit of the place, purified of everything, showing its primordial state and this has an extremely powerful effect on our spirit and soul, purifying and liberating them.
What I aim with this series is to find a way of showing how solitude in front of the immensity of nature is able to help one get in touch with the inner self. The lone trees in my images are not lonely trees but trees facing themselves and having a long and in depth conversation with their own conscience, while going through this process of purification of the soul and mind, through catharsis.

Multi award-winning black and white fine art photographer (SWPA, IPA, PX3, IFPA, FAPA, B&W Spider Awards, ND Awards), architect, author and educator.
Mostly known for her black and white long exposure architectural photography, Julia has written the best-selling book From Basics to Fine Art – Back and White Photography, co-author Joel Tjintjelaar http://bit.ly/basicstofineart She also teaches fine art photography workshops and works on commissioned photography projects.
She is the creator of the term (en)Visionography™ that defines fine art digital photography, a genre that has to do more with the vision of the artist than with the subject or how the camera captures it. This theory reflects in her personal creative and processing method, Photography Drawing (PhtD™), method based on how to process a black and white image by using the principles of classical black and white drawing.
Published internationally in numerous books and magazines, Julia's work can also be seen online in the most important photography galleries.
www.juliaannagospodarou.com