Lavender Dusk At Kinderdijk, Holland

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Yvonne Denman, United States
• Date of Photograph
  April 20, 2025
• Studio
  Yvonne Denman Photography
• Socials
• Website
  https://www.yvonnedenmanphotoart.com/

A Dutch windmill, erected in 1740, is silhouetted against a fading twilight sky, where hues of lavender, rose, and deepening blue melt into one another. The quiet landscape is reflected perfectly in the still waters below, providing a mirror-like reflection of this painterly scene.

• Biography
  My work explores the landscape and environment as a sensory experience rather than as documentation. I am interested in how color and atmosphere shape perception, allowing a place to be felt, remembered, and internalized. Beauty is not treated as an endpoint, but as a language; one capable of carrying meaning, restraint, and emotional depth. Through color, atmosphere, and softened form, I translate the felt experience of place.
• Awards
  Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3), 2025 Bronze Award, Nature – Domestic Animals Honorable Mention, Fine Art – Landscape Honorable Mention, Fine Art – Abstract Honorable Mention, Nature – Landscape reFocus Color Awards, 2025 — Bronze Award Abstract Honorable Mention, Architecture Finalist, Minimalism Finalist, Nature International Photography Awards (IPA), 2025 Honorable Mention, Travel Official Selection, Architecture Berlin Photo Awards, 2025, Finalist, Nature