Honorable Mention / 2024 / Nature / Water

Splash Imprint I

While religiously photographing the same stretch of coastline, years of observation taught me how the water painstakingly carves rocks by the force it inflicts upon them. I documented fierce splashes on massive cliffs but eventually one surpassed all others where each booming arc of white water left another line mapping it’s path on the 100’ rocky plinth. Nestled in the one “safe” spot I too left my own imprint of awe and reverence.

Kerry Mansfield is a San Francisco based photographer whose artwork explores time and how it affects our perceptions of what we see. Her work has been exhibited globally and garnered numerous honors including LensCulture?s Single Image Award, multiple World Photography Organization and IPA Awards, and a Critical Mass Finalist multiple times. A host of press and publications, ranging from the PDN Photo Annual to the New York Times LensBlog, have featured several of her bodies of work. Her Expired series monograph was just released in fall 2017 receiving great reviews and the PX3 Bronze Award.