/ 2025 / Fine Art / Landscape

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Kibong Nam, Korea, Republic of
• Date of Photograph
  2024.10.2
• Studio
  ND Lab
• Website
  https://ndlab.smugmug.com
• Instagram
  @cleanw

In this black and white photograph, a waterfall in Iceland crashes onto a square-shaped stone below. Captured with a 1-second exposure, the image freezes the energy of water mid-flow—where force and grace collide. The contrast between the soft, fluid motion and the rigid geometry of the rock creates a dynamic tension. This image is a study in contrasts: stillness and movement, permanence and change, silence and impact.