Nature - Professional

Death Valley Zabrinski Point

Jack Curran
USA

Nominee

"Death Valley Zabrinski Point"
Storm clouds, Zabrinski Point, Death Valley National Park

Biography: A friend recently told me (as he was quoting another photographer), if you want to create better photographs, stand in front of better subjects! I smiled at this simple but true statement. I wish it were that simple for me. I have to work hard at controlling the variables that can be controlled. For me, it takes thoughtful planning to make sure I put myself in the right place at the right time. Of course, a little serendipity mixed with vision helps. After close to 40 years of tinkering with the camera, I think I am finally starting to get it. A perfect example would be the Botanical...

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