Honorable Mention
Holes in the sky
DESCRIPTION
Madeira is famous, landscape-wise for two things: 1 - the cliffs, they are crazy, 2 - the mountains! Yes, it is not easy to find such a special place, and yet, she gives just such landscapes. After having been to Pico de Areiro once, we had decided to return, we wanted to capture a condition that is rare elsewhere, but occurs here often, the low clouds. After plenty of moisture had formed all night we came back here on... Clouds forming guys... yep! we literally witnessed a freak show, the peaks coming out of the low clouds with those overhangs were simply otherwordly. I have very few photos like that, only one before this one, it's a perverse dream of every landscaper, especially if, like me, he loves the mountains madly. AUTHOR
In 2008 I approached Photography buying a small camera to capture the first landscapes, the first trips. Six years later I started to study deeply the techniques of planning, shooting and editing while i started to think about my own style, experimenting with the first wide field photographs. Today, after these years of research i finally have found my way to represent the strong connection i have with nature, with the landscape; the extreme panoramas are the language that I have sewn to myself, a choice sometimes uncomfortable (you have to consider the elements in front of, on the side and behind the point of shooting, often you can not shoot), but that gives me a way to express the immense beauty of what surrounds us, trying to inspire those who follow me to travel, to be curious, to respect and appreciate every scenario that nature, generous, gives us. 