Honorable Mention / 2024 / Fine Art / Landscape

• Photographer
  Eric Hagemann, United States
• Website
  http://www.erichagemannfineart.com
• Instagram
  http://www.instagram.com/hagemann.fineart

The Great Sand Dunes in Colorado are an intriguing subject. I was lucky to capture this image on a day with broken clouds, which shaped the sunlight to highlight the dunes' contours. I captured the shot as a multi-image HDR and, once processed, removed the sky by masking and darkening it to focus the viewer's attention on the dunes and how they were being lit. I left the people in the shot to provide a sense of scale.

Photography has always captivated me. I am passionat the ability to freeze time, arrange scenes, and manipulate light to realize a vision. When I photograph a scene, I envision its final presentation; image capture and post-processing are my means of bringing my imagination to life. My fine art images have no objective "correctness"; they embody my artistic vision. I create images for myself, hoping they will resonate with and inspire others.

I specialize in monochromatic photography, which allows me to reduce a scene to its fundamental elements and focus on the interplay of light and shadow.

Awards Gold, ReFocus Awards, 2025
3rd Place, Dodho Magazine, Best Photographer of the Year 2024
Honorable Mention, Monochrome Awards 2024
Nominee, Spider Awards, 2024
Honorable Mention, PX3, 2024
Leica Mastershot, 2022