Place of Departure (Disturbing the Spirits, part 2)

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

I was working on my series, Disturbing The Spirits when my
father suddenly died. Place of Departure is the work I have done
since…..

I feel that my life has fundamentally changed; but sometimes all
seems the same. Where did my father go? What does a life mean
after it leaves it's body? Does the life-force rise and connect the
terrestrial with the celestial or does it evaporate into thin air?

These are the questions I am grappling with as I begin my new
series; hopefully I will find my way to an understanding.

• 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