Nature nominee

It is the simple things...grass is one of the most common plants, the one that feeds the most and undulates as carpets to provide for life on earth. Grass is a symbol to me, of connectivity of all things living, of seasons, moments and also of how the small and ordinary is, in fact, the most amazing when seen with appreciation.
I work a lot with long exposure and large apertures, at sunset, moving inches to find the right frame, all the time breathing the scent of earth and grass which is as much reward as the spectacle of the grass brought alive with help of sunlight.

Irene Amiet is a nature photographer, conservationist and freelance writer from Basel, Switzerland. Having lived and worked on three different continents, her work has been influenced by different cultures and people’s co-existence with nature. Irene started her artistic career after spending time as a Field Rep for Rainforest Concern and Global Vision in Panama and South Africa where she was involved in anti-poaching initiatives, predator density research and community projects. In Texas, Irene was a long-term contributor to Coast Monthly Magazine and wrote a blog on nature and conservation for the Galveston Daily News. Irene started her much-commended study of avian motion and ballet, in stillness and flight, in the theatre of the natural seagrass beds of the Gulf Coast, often using a slow-shutter technique to paint with light.
With help of her photography, Irene has supported many conservation organisations over the years and contributed to initiatives such as the Texas Coastal Heritage Preserves, the New Big Five, the Endangered Wildlife Trust and most recently, the Lancashire Wildlife Trust with her work depicting owls and stags in the North of England, her home.