Abstract nominee

Ghosts in the Lake is a series of images that depict dry lakes imprinted with obscure patterns due to receding water. These marks create surreal shapes that can be imagined as myths of spirits and ghosts that dwell near large bodies of water. The series is inspired by a water spirit, a supernatural being, found in the folklore of many cultures, including African, Celtic, North American, Greek and Chinese, among others.

Peter Harlow is an aerial abstract photographer, beginning his practice in late 2021. From a viewpoint of less than fifty metres above the surface, nature paints its own abstract images, unique and perfect. These images are constantly changing with the wind, rain and seasons. In this sense, his photographs represent impermanence and fragility. By presenting a different view of the landscape, his intention is to cause you to pause, consider and reflect on the changing and transformative beauty of nature.