/ 2025 / Fine Art / Landscape

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Stuart Trenholm, Canada
• Date of Photograph
  April 24 2025
• Studio
  Stuart Trenholm

This photo was taken on a day when the sky felt heavy and endless.
The clouds were thick and dark, but for a few moments, the sun broke through, casting these sharp beams of light onto the land below. It felt quiet, almost sacred — like the world paused to breathe.
I chose black and white to keep the focus on the mood and the contrast between light and dark.
This image is about those rare moments when nature reminds us that even in the middle of a storm, there’s still beauty — and hope.