Distant Oil Refinery Tanks
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PrizeHonorable Mention
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PhotographerJane Waterbury, United States
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In the earth's history, we have only been around for an insignificant amount of time. Our monuments and superfund sights will slowly disappear under tectonic plates and be melted away.
I don't photograph pristine landscapes; they don't exist. Climate change and air pollution have altered even the most remote locations.
While this is a landscape, it is shot vertically. I am interested in composition. This photo is divided into two areas with different tones and textures; the land creates a sharp, contrasting line between them and brings to focus the tiny white dots of the massive tanks.
Jane Waterbury is a San Francisco-based photographer known for intriguing, bleak photography. She documents the similarity between human impact on the landscape and nature's own work. Her years growing up in the monochromatic vistas of the Mojave Desert instilled in her an ability to recognize incremental change.
Awards Group Exhibitions
2024 "Shadow and Light," Virtual Exhibition, The Chateau Gallery, Louisville, KY
2024 "Black and White: 2024," Virtual Exhibition, BlackBox Gallery, Portland, OR
2023 "International Juried Exhibition," Center for Photographic Art, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA
2023 "Trees and Water," BlackBox Gallery, Portland, OR
2023 "Refusés of the Bay," Metal Haus Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2023 "Shadow and Light," Virtual Exhibition, BlackBox Gallery, Portland, OR
2023 "Alameda on Camera," Frank Bette Center for the Arts, Alameda, CA
2017 "Into the Light," Gray Loft Gallery, Oakland, CA
2008 "Alameda on Camera," Frank Bette Center for the Arts, Alameda, CA
2002 "Art Wine and Attractive People," Lair of the Minotaur Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 "Inside Outside," Lair of the Minotaur Gallery, San Francisco. CA
1998 Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute
1997 Still Life Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute
Awards / Appearances / Articles
2006 "The View From The Studio Door: How Artists Find Their Way In An Uncertain World," Quoted
2006 Sonoma County Fair, 3rd Place Adult Portraiture
1998 "Call for Help," G4, Guest, spoke about the computer as a medium for fine art
1998 "Computers Meet Art," G4, Article about guest appearance on "Call for help"
1995 Platton Scholarship for excellence in Photography
1995 Antelope Valley Arts Council Scholarship
1995 Finalist in Photographer's Forum Best of Collage Photography