Fine Art nominee

The last stand series looks at the final stage of glacial breakdown. The last stand. Thousands of years being paralysed in the ice mass. Finally being broken down to these ice blocks that lay restless on the black sand. Blasted by Atlantic waves some lay stronger than others, most broken down and thrown back and forth with each new hit. I wanted to capture the last stand. The last position on earth before being eternally broken down into it’s final state. Composing this with a planetary aesthetic of the mass against the void, these last pieces live in isolated existence perched in space. A small piece of a bigger picture of survival. Through illumination one can see the history of it’s existence, thousand year old fragments of dirt and rock locked in place. Pulverised under the pressure of falling snow. Compacting under the weight of fresh snow blankets, 20 meters of snow compresses down to create 1cm of glacial ice with a similar density to rock.

Max Agace is a British photographer whose series work is a visual journey; a glimpse into his imagination. “These moments of quiet contemplation are where I find peace and get lost in my work and surroundings, my view changes, I get transfixed with an idea or a way of looking into something”. Documenting the natural world, he looks to create images that people will ponder for a moment or two, whether in thought, feeling or curiosity. Spending extended periods of time surrounded by mountains, lakes, rivers, dark nights and harsh weather, Max usually travels alone immersing himself in his surroundings by van or tent. Often choosing to document abstract perspectives, he reads landscapes and visions based on their significance within his own emotion and emotions towards this planet.