Silver / 2024 / Nature / Other

Ice Abstraction

We have been interested in these wonderful ice shapes on the water for several years. These abstract shapes and forms, fabulous works of art created by nature are so fleeting and short-lived. They usually disappear unnoticed by anyone because they are fully visible only from above. It's a pity because they are simply beautiful. They arise only under certain specific conditions. Especially in central, lowland Europe, where winters are getting warmer. Last winter and this year, such conditions occurred only once and lasted only a few days.

We are Barbara and Maciej Noskowski, a husband and wife team of award-winning photographers, visual artists and travellers. We have many years of experience in aerial photography, taken from various aircrafts and drones. As world travellers we visited over 60 countries and 16 states in the USA. Our editorial photos were published among others in National Geographic, Cosmopolitan, Lonely Planet, Condé Nast Traveller, Vogue, Grazia, Bloomberg, The Guardian. We are the authors of the cover photos of many books by famous authors such as Zoe Valdez, or Olga Tokarczuk - Nobel Prize winner 2019.

Awards Nature Photographer of the Year 2023, International Photography Awards, New York

Category Winner, International Photography Awards 2023, New York

First Prize, Category Nature, Aerial, International Photography Awards 2023, New York

Finalist LUCIE Awards 2023, New York

Tokyo International Foto Awards 2023, 2nd place, Silver Winner, Nature, Aerial

2nd Place and Silver Star Award, Neutral Density Awards 2023, London

Prix de la Photographie 2022, Paris, Silver Winner in the category Nature/Earth, Professional.

Tokyo International Foto Awards 2021 - Bronze Winner

IPA International Photo Awards 2021 - Honorable Mention

Tokyo International Foto Awards 2021 - Honorable Mention

Tokyo International Foto Awards 2021 - Jury Top 5 Selection

Siena International Photo Awards 2020, Italy, Finalist