Honorable Mention
Autumn Fairytale
DESCRIPTION
A mysterious morning on the misty Veluwe. A twisted pine rose proudly from the fog, surrounded by a few tiny, fiery autumn trees. Behind it, the landscape receded in soft, layered tones, each ridge and tree fading gently into the next, creating a subtle, painterly depth. To accentuate the scene, I lit the foreground with two carefully placed strobes, transforming the scene into a surreal, almost fairytale-like tableau — as if a fairy might step out from behind the tree at any moment. AUTHOR
Jacob-Carl Pauw (1990) is a professional, Dutch photographer. Although he started within the broadest spectrum of nature photography in 2006, he's focusing more on landscape photography since 2017. From that period onward he suddenly began to develop a great fascination for trees and mystery. Besides making use of ideal weather conditions he began combining natural light with artificial light, in order to create unique photographs and with that a complete new style of his own. 