The water of Rio Tinto River (Spain) has unique red and orange colors. It contains highly toxic and acidic chemical mixes that include high levels of iron, ore, sulfide deposits and other minerals. These colors inspired me to create more abstract photographs using close-ups of the stream. I went near the source of the river, where minerals have the highest concentration in the water, to capture more variations in the intensity of colors. Capturing the scene vertically, without a tripod, was a challenge to avoid falling in the toxic water.
Born and living near Quebec City, Canada, Yvan Bédard is an awards winner University Emeritus Professor in Engineering who retired at 56 to pursue a full-time career in fine-art landscape photography. Self-taught with 40 years of experience, he participated in several solo and group exhibitions. Published in books and magazines in several countries, he has sold successfully in art galleries since 2014. He exhibited in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Greece, Hungary, India, Spain, The Netherlands, UK, and USA. His work is found in collectors' homes worldwide and public collections.
Awards Over 100 international awards, including the PX3-Paris Prix de la photographie, the Minimalist Photography Awards, the Fine Art Photography Awards, the European Photography Awards, the London Photography Awards, the New-York Photography Awards, the One Eyeland World Top 10 Photography Awards, the Epson International Panoramic Photography Awards, the 360° Photography Awards
the ReFocus Photography Awards, and the Monovision Photography Awards among others.
