Poetic Japan

• Prize
• Photographer
  Ekaterina Bykhovskaya, France
• Date of Photograph
  online
• Website
  http://www.bykhovskaya.com

The series Poetic Japan was conceived before my trip to Japan in the autumn 2010. Buddhist temples and Japanese gardens embody for me the ultimate serenity which I tried to convey through the photographic medium. Being inspired by the works of Elizabeth Opalenik, Jill Enfield and Kathleen T. Carr, I chose infrared photography seeking to create dreamy and somewhat surreal images of a perfectly serene world. Using digital gear only, I tried to combine the subtlety of infrared light with post-production emulating the wet collodion process so as to give to this series a lyrical and timeless feel.