Tom Woodward
USA

Nominee

"The Icy Peaks of Antarctica"

Shadow, Light and windswept ice meet in frosty exclaimation

Biography: I had been a professional photographer for several years. Shooting landscapes, doing commercial studio work. Every skill polished and honed to a sharp edge. I enjoyed my work, was interested in it. But I was never consumed by it. I know now that what was missing was passion I have now. This what drives me every day to get out in the world and see what comes to me. I began to see differently, into a place beyond the obvious. And then everything changed. When I began to see the abstractions, the patterns and reflections in the world around me, it was like slipping into a parallel...