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Frans van Hoogstraten
Netherlands Nominee Fine Art Amateur "Reynisdrangar" Reynisdrangar are basalt sea stacks situated under the mountain Reynisfjall near the village Vík Our world is turbulent, noisy and full of distraction. In my profession as a GP, I notice how feelings of anxiety affect people’s daily lives. A lot of patients find it hard to control their worries, while stillness seems to be a basic human need. For me, nature and scenic beauty provide an important part of that want. As a passionated landscape photographer I find quietness by the wonder I experience there, along the paths, uphill, down by the sea. As a continuation I try to create some silence, comfortable places of rest, by extending this sense into my images. “When I settle back, unusual things seem to happen. Now and then it even looks as if the landscape is trying to reveal a hidden mystery. These occasions give rise to a never-ending fascination and craving for being thereâ€. Recently I started doing more model photography. In this category again wonder and a bit of surrealism are recurring motives. |
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