Mora
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PrizeHonorable Mention
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PhotographerTodd Dominey, United States
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Date of PhotographApril 1, 2026
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Website
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In poetry and music, a "mora" is the smallest unit of rhythmic time, a measured pause between what comes before and what follows. These photographs pursue that interval at White Sands, New Mexico, in the brief minutes when the sun sits below the horizon and casts an enveloping glow. Not the sand or the sky, but where they meld. Walls of gleaming gypsum act as a mirror to the giant New Mexico sky, stripping the landscape of every familiar reference point and reducing it to luminance, color, shape, and atmosphere.
Todd Dominey is a landscape photographer whose work mainly focuses on remote, untouched regions of the American West. Environments that have evolved over millions of years, without human influence or impact. Transportive places where civilization plays no role. Alongside his photography, Dominey creates experiential videos of the environments where his images are made, along with educational content for an audience of followers across social media, email, and online video platforms.
