Honorable Mention / 2022 / Fine Art / Landscape

Shorelines

An exploration of various elements that make up shorelines of Lake Ontario from abandoned, deteriorating piers to wind swept pines. Images were shot with long exposures throughout the various seasons in Canada.

Based in Toronto Canada, Rick Bogacz specializes in black and white landscapes, minimal abstracts and street photography.
Earlier in his career, Rick worked as a print journalist in Canada but returned to school in the mid-1990s to study photography – which was always a personal passion - more extensively. After graduating from Humber College, he worked temporarily as a freelance photographer and writer, combining the production of images with his earlier-acquired reporting skills. In late 2021, Rick retired and now focuses full time on his fine art work.

Awards Landscapes, a group showing at the Praxis Gallery in Minneapolis (Dec. 2021)
Epiphany Online Exhibition - Capital Culture House Gallery, Madrid (Dec. 2021)
Lens Culture Photography Awards 2022 Competition Gallery selection (Dec. 2021)
Publication of selected works for the Less is More minimalist photo book by Alma Lusa publications. (Aug. 2021)
Publication of two pieces in Landscape Photography magazine
Shortlisted for 2021 Motif Collective Minimalism themed competition (Jan 2021)