Landscape nominee

Mammoth Hot Springs main terrace: on a recent visit to Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, US, I was initially disappointed by the lower terrace which has dried up and turned gray. However, the upper terrace more than made up for it with its eerie other worldly beauty. After many photos from landscape to closeup of this unusual site, this photo of a dead tree on the main terrace was my favorite.

My interest in photography began several decades ago when I took a photography course in high school. Inspired by Ansel Adams, I went on a prolonged trip to see and photograph the western US, after which I realized that my interest in photography should be as a hobby. After a family picture phase, I started using photography as my creative outlet. Being fortunate enough to have traveled extensively, photography has helped me see and experience many wonderful places, and has provided me with a variety of interesting subject matter from distant landscapes to abstract close-ups. I still love black and white photography and thanks to the digital age, focus on converting some of my better images to black and white.