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Counterpoint in Sand and Ash (Series)
DESCRIPTION
While visiting the island of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands in April of 2022, I spent an early morning exploring the Maspalomas Dunes Special Nature Reserve, just after an evening storm. I was struck by the myriad ways in which rivulets and masses of sand combined with volcanic ash to form patterns and textures, at times, resembling those typically found on seashells. I felt fortunate to have witnessed the drama of these dunes, uniquely etched by not only wind but also a rare rain.
AUTHOR
I am a professional composer, retired professor of music, and amateur photographer, having only recently begun to enter photo competitions. Together with my husband, an orchestral conductor, I now travel the world, drawing inspiration from both natural and urban environments.
The similarities between music and photography become ever more apparent to me as I gain experience using my eyes as if they were my ears – seeing textures, lines, and shapes as intently as I hear them. I have discovered that visual patterns have rhythm too, that a landscape can be as contrapuntal as a Bach fugue, and that cameras and lenses can be "played" as artfully as musical instruments.
There are technological parallels as well. For example, a macro lens can be considered analogous to a microphone, each providing opportunities to see or hear beyond the realm of normal experience to a magical place of abstraction and wonder.
Earlier this year, I was a finalist in the 2022 International Photography Hall of Fame Juried Photography Contest Exhibition, and three of my photos were exhibited at the IPHF’s Museum in St. Louis, MO. More recently, two of my photos were finalists in The Nature Conservancy’s 2022 Global Photo Contest.
The similarities between music and photography become ever more apparent to me as I gain experience using my eyes as if they were my ears – seeing textures, lines, and shapes as intently as I hear them. I have discovered that visual patterns have rhythm too, that a landscape can be as contrapuntal as a Bach fugue, and that cameras and lenses can be "played" as artfully as musical instruments.
There are technological parallels as well. For example, a macro lens can be considered analogous to a microphone, each providing opportunities to see or hear beyond the realm of normal experience to a magical place of abstraction and wonder.
Earlier this year, I was a finalist in the 2022 International Photography Hall of Fame Juried Photography Contest Exhibition, and three of my photos were exhibited at the IPHF’s Museum in St. Louis, MO. More recently, two of my photos were finalists in The Nature Conservancy’s 2022 Global Photo Contest.
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