Transplanting Reality; Transcending Nature

• Prize
• Photographer
  Ellen Jantzen, United States
• Studio
  Ellen Jantzen
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• Website
  http://ellenjantzen.com

This is a continuation and transfiguring of my Transplanting
Reality; Transforming Nature series.

Forests and trees have played a prominent role in many
folktales and legends and have been given deep and sacred
meanings. They are seen as powerful symbols of growth, decay
and resurrection. I am responding by striving to make visual the
ephemeral nature of sacred, spiritual realms.

In this series, I am transplanting replica trees into the natural
world then creating ethereal forms that blend with and supplant
the natural environment. One is artificial, the other a spirit form;
both represent the transcendence of nature.

• Biography
  I don’t consider myself a "photographer" but an image-maker, as I create work that bridges the world of photography, prints and collage. As digital cameras began producing excellent resolution, I found my perfect medium. It was a true confluence of technical advancements and creative desire that culminated in my current explorations in photo-inspired art using both a camera to capture imagery and a computer to alter, combine and manipulate the pieces. My work has been shown in galleries and museums world-wide as well as numerous web-based sites.
• Awards
  2019 FIRST PLACE WINNER - 14th Pollux Award, Professional for my series "Mid+West" CRITICAL MASS 2019 FINALIST - Top 200 chosen. 12th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS - Honorable Mention BRONZE AWARD in the Fine Arts Special Effects category at the Tokyo International FotoAwards for my series "Unexpected Geology" 2018 HONORABLE MENTION in the Chromatic Awards FINALIST in One Eyeland's "Top 10 Landscape Photographers 2018" HONORABLE MENTION in the International Photo Awards BEST SERIES - L.A. Photo Curator “Serenity” SECOND PLACE - L.A. Photo Curator “The Pictorialist Photo” FINE ART WINNER - Rangefinders 2018 Photography Awards THE PHOTOGRAPHY GALA AWARDS GOLD WINNER in the ANNUAL TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS SECOND PLACE WINNER in the ANNUAL TOKYO INTERNATIONAL FOTO AWARDS HONORABLE MENTION in the 11th Julia Margaret Cameron Award HONORABLE MENTION PX3, Prix de la Photographie, Paris RUNNER UP in the 11TH POLLUX AWARDS (Digital Manipulation & Collage) 11th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL COLOR AWARDS - Honorable Mention SONY WORLD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2017 SPECIAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR in the International Photography Awards. 1ST PLACE WINNER in the International Photography Awards 3RD PLACE WINNER in the International Chromatic Awards HONORABLE MENTIONS for two series 10th Annual Pollux Awards HONORABLE MENTION for one series (Fine Arts Category 10th Annual Pollux Awards RUNNER UP in the 10th Julia Margaret Cameron Award SHORT LISTED Art Gemini PhotoX Award, exhibition in London, June 2nd PLACE NYC4PA Liquid 2017 Award, juror Debra Klomp Ching 2016 HONORABLE MENTION (Photomanipulation) ND Awards (Neutral Density Photography Awards) BRONZE AWARD WINNER 1st Tokyo International Foto Awards FIRST PLACE WINNER Moscow International Foto Awards LONGLISTED for the Aesthetica Art Prize (exhibited 04/14 - 05/29) HONORABLE MENTION International Color Awards, 9th Annual 2015 WINNER of the 8th Julia Margaret Cameron Award honoring women