Honorable Mention / 2023 / Fine Art / Landscape

• Photographer
  Beat Barthold, Switzerland

My project is called "Essence of Me". It consists of a series of alpine photographs taken in the Swiss alps in May 2022. The core of my essence existing at the time of shooting is gradually peeled out: the light on special parts of the subject that magically attracted me. They express the energy felt between the subject and me. The mystical and electrifying power of the light on individual spots contrasts strongly with less substantial areas of light. What I see is what I feel and what is shown in the images: the essence of me.