Artist Anish Kapoor installed Cloud Gate, better known as the Bean, in Chicago in 2004. Inspired by liquid mercury, it is made out of stainless steel and is one of the largest permanent outdoor art exhibits in the world. Due to its popularity, one needs to arrive before sunrise to capture an image without any people so that's just what I did. This is one way to put Jet lag to good use.
I was both impressed and spatially confused at the same time by seeing the sun peeking over the horizon and then see the sun painting the Chicago skyline while looking in the same direction. Good Morning, Bean.
I create images because it makes me happy
I also create images to show that although the world sometimes appears to be a dumpster fire, the formidable beauty of nature is alive and well
I'm an unconventional self-taught artist with an innate curiosity that drives me to create images that are not in plain sight and from a perspective that departs from the ordinary
I curate photons that excite your neurons
After 32 years in New York, Max picked up all his toys and relocated to Valencia, España where his principal activity is as a Nature and Wildlife photographer here and around Europe.
Awards Awards since 2022
MSU Global Focus Contest - First Place Winner - "Expect the Unexpected" - East Lansing, MI - 2022
"Smile World" International Photography Awards Finalist - ¨Reflection on Motherhood¨
"Smile World" International Photography Awards Finalist - ¨Expect the Unexpected¨ - Hong Kong - 2022
14th Annual Taste Photography Awards Winner - "El Galeón Andalucía"
14th Annual Taste Photography Awards Finalist - "Expect the Unexpected" - San Francisco, CA - 2023
Monovisions Black and White Photography Magazine Awards Honorable Mention, Landscape Series - "improvise" - Los Angeles, CA - 2023
Prix de la Photographie, Honorable Mention / Architecture / Cityscape - "The Bean" - Paris, France - 2023
APOY 2023 Street Top 10 - "the Golden Lady of Santander" - Kent, UK - 2023
Black and White Photo Awards Winner - "Reflections on the Stairwell" - León, España - 2023
Kaleidoscope Travel Photo Award - "The Chicago Bean"
Kumanovo, North Macedonia - 2023
Budapest International Foto Awards, Honorable Mention - "Sunrise with the Bees" - Budapest, Hungary - 2023
The Nature Photography Contest - Finalist - "Salmon Regret" - León, España - 2023
The Momentum Photo Contest - Salon E-Diploma - "Dama de Oro de Santander" - Skopje, North Macedonia - 2024
Back to Nature Art Competition of the The Blue Koi Gallery - Honorable Mention - "Bear Sushi” - Kansas City, MO - 2024
