/ 2025 / Fine Art / Landscape
Northern Conspiracy
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PrizeHonorable Mention
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PhotographerFinn O'Hara, Canada
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Date of PhotographSeptember 19, 2024
The wind-swept pine tree is an iconic reference to the best-known subject matter of the Group of Seven. This series augments the collective memory of those paintings; the idea of losing the landscapes that inspired the Group is frightening. But today we find ourselves with an Ontario government that trades public land with foreign corporations. Even where the Group painted is under threat of development.
Photographed in Georgian Bay, these photos aim to engage a broader conversation for Canadians about land conservancy and how we value our national-identity-defining wild spaces.