/ 2025 / Fine Art / Landscape

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Yvonne Denman, United States
• Studio
  Yvonne Denman Photography
• Website
  https://www.yvonnedenmanphotoart.com/
• Instagram
  https://instagram.com/yvonnedenmanphotoart

I photographed this cloudscape in Tuscany's Val d'Orcia at the end of the day. The sunset produced a brilliant purple cloudscape, with the sun hitting a solitary tree at just the right angle. As I looked upon this scene, Stefano Mancuso, the Italian botanist, came to mind: "A solitary tree can symbolize a person who, despite everything, resists, indomitable against the arrows of adversity." A detail I love about this image is the tree on the far right, which features a tire swing. I imagine a small child swinging under the tree, enjoying a spring day under the Tuscan sun.

I'm a visual artist from Southern California, and love to photograph in far-flung places.

I photograph with medium format cameras due to the optics and detail they provide, and my artwork often includes an open canvas and features color as the hero.

My images have won awards and nominations in the 2025 Refocus Color Awards and the 2025 Berlin Photo Awards, and have been in exhibitions at PhotoPlace Gallery in Vermont.

I'm blessed to work in a craft that is my calling. As a pastel artist, I find this medium directly translates to my photography, which has been described as poetic, soft, and

Awards Winner, Bronze, 2025 reFocus Color Awards, Abstract Category
Winner, Honorable Mention, 2025 reFocus Color Awards, Architecture Category
Winner, Honorable Mention, 2025 International Photography Awards (IPA), Travel Category
Official Selection, 2025 International Photography Awards (IPA), Architecture/Historical
Finalist, Berlin Photo Award, Nature Category
2 Nominations, 2025 reFocus Color Awards, Minimalism Category
2 Nominations, 2025 reFocus Color Awards, Nature Category