Bronze in Nature/Landscape / 2026 / Nature / Landscape

• Prize
  Bronze in Nature/Landscape
• Photographer
  Jamil Slim, Canada
• Date of Photograph
  October 17th 2025
• Website
  https://jamilslim.com
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/jamilslim_photography/

The wood rests in quiet defiance, its curves echoing years of endurance. Behind it, the dolomites's mountains rise, silent, unwavering, holding the memory of storms passed and those yet to come. This landscape speaks of resilience shaped slowly, not through force, but through persistence. Composed from a seven-image focus stack at 10 mm, the photograph invites the eye to linger, tracing the continuity between foreground and peaks, between what bends and what remains.

I’m a landscape photographer based in Quebec, Canada. Trekking is more than a passion, it’s a way of life that carries me into the heart of nature, where I can slow down, breathe deeply, and witness the beauty of the world with open eyes.

Over the past few years, my journey has taken a more nomadic turn. I began living full-time on the road, first in South Africa, New Zealand, then through the rugged grandeur of the French Alps and the dramatic peaks of the Dolomites. Life in a van has allowed me to stay close to the landscapes I love, rising with the sun, chasing the perfect light.