Fujian – I by Marsel van Oosten

Fujian – I by Marsel van Oosten

Where Dragons Roam
Photography workshop with Marsel van Oosten & Daniella Sibbing
30 March – 14 April 2017
www.squiver.com I am very happy to share that I’ve won 3 Silver awards in the 2016 One Eyeland Awards, as well as a Bronze award in the overall Photographer Of The Year ranking. Most major nature photography competitions are judged by nature photographers, but at One Eyeland (and other likt the International Photography Awards) the jury consists primarily of art directors and creative directors from international ad agencies. These people have a completely different way of looking at things – and I know, because I used to be one of them 🙂 The work entered into this competition is not only nature related, so there is that difference as well, but overall I would say that the jury focuses more on aesthetics and visual effect, and less on story-telling and content, and there is zero interest in how the image was made. From an artistic point of view, I find this very refreshing, as most of you will know. Also, from the perspective of a professional photographer, it is a lot more beneficial to have a small army of art directors awarding your work than your peers – art directors may potentially hire you, your colleagues will not 🙂 I won two Silver awards for two landscape series that I shot in China, one black and white and one colour, and one Silver award for a single image from Svalbard. I’ll start with the black and white series. This first image is part of a series of four and it was shot in the Fujian province in China. There is a lot of aquaculture in this region, and it makes for very graphic photography. When I first saw an image from this area on the iPhone of a Chinese photographer on our scouting trip in China in 2015, I knew I had to go there. Next month we’ll be running our first official tour there, and I’m looking forward to getting some more of this stuff. – – – If you’d like to get shots like this yourself, then why not join us to China next month. We have one last minute opening, so this is your one chance! More info here: ow.ly/2UY8100z2YU Marsel WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | INSTAGRAM ©2017 Marsel van Oosten, All Rights Reserved. This image is not available for use on websites, blogs or other media without the explicit written permission of the photographer.

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