/ 2025 / Fine Art / Abstract

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Sam Rittenberg, United States
• Date of Photograph
  September 18, 2021
• Website
  https://www.samrittenberg.com

“A Sign of Life” reflects the infinite and cyclical nature of being. The image captures a torn, poster-covered wall in Soho that reveals a blue, dove like figure just above center. The dove appears to carry something in its beak - something I imagined to be the olive branch from the story of the Great Flood. I used color, light, and composition to express the paradox of simultaneous destruction, creation, and connection - a paradox that lives within all things.

Sam Rittenberg is a New York and Dominican Republic based photographer whose work explores the paradoxical nature of existence. His images express his belief that by capturing the infinite within the ordinary, a photograph can serve as a portal to that which is ordinarily beyond us. They have been frequently recognized by juried international competitions, including the Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3), the International Photo Awards (IPA), the Fine Art Photography Awards, and the Refocus World Photo Annual.

Awards 86 selections across 16 juried international competitions, including the Annual Photography Awards, Budapest International Photo Awards, Chromatic Awards, Fine Art Photography Awards, International Photo Awards, London International Creative Competition, Neutral Density Awards, Prix de la Photographie Paris, Refocus Awards - World Photo Annual, Refocus Awards – Color Photography, and the Tokyo International Foto Awards.