Bronze in Nature/Domestic Animals / 2025 / /

• Prize
  Bronze in Nature/Domestic Animals
• Photographer
  Yvonne Denman, United States
• Studio
  Yvonne Denman Photography
• Website
  https://www.yvonnedenmanphotoart.com/
• Instagram
  https://instagram.com/yvonnedenmanphotoart

Still Wild is a series of eight images capturing the raw beauty and enduring spirit of the wild Camargue horses along the windswept beaches of southern France. Known for their pale coats and powerful presence, these semi-feral horses are photographed in moments of movement and stillness—galloping through shallow surf, pausing in quiet formations, and standing against vast, open skies. Their white coats took on a golden tone as Golden Hour approached.

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