Seascape nominee

The beach at Vada (Italy) is very famous because of his white sand similar to carribian beaches, but some say it is dangerous to take a bath there.
The reason of this white beach in Vada is a soda power plant nearby which discharged wastewater to the sea some years ago.

To soak up the special atmosphere there, I went up very early in the morning to take some pictures in this area in the morning light when most of the visitors are still in bed. So I had the chance to take quiet seascapes photographies which I submited.

Grown up in the nature of the austrian „Mühlviertel“, Simon Gruber discovered in early years his love and deep connection to the nature, which he tried to picture with his camera later.

Far away from home, through trekking trips to lonely places all over the world, Simon intensified this passion for nature in all of its facets.

The continuous engagement with the personal perception and what one is able to express in his pictures, caused him to experience with the camera to find his own creative identity.



Simon Gruber deals with different aspects of photography since many years and tries to make his motives perceptible on an emotional level.

His great love and connection with nature, as well as his intuition and his special feeling for lightning mood and colours, allow him to create unique pieces of art.

He aims at conveying feelings and moods beside of the pure visual presentation.

The vision of the artist, is to enable an intense sensation of the landscape through the applied technic and the sensitive interpretation of the motive.

TIFA Award: Bronze + Honorable Mention