The Iron Bridge

• Prize
  Bronze in Architecture/Bridges
• Photographer
  Robert Rollins
• Technical Info
  Canon 5 D Mark 4, Sigma 14-24mm Art, 80 @ F16
• Photo Date
  August 2025

Marble Canyon Bridge was built in 1902 and the locals of Portola, California in the U.S. call it simply the "The Iron Bridge". I made the image a little after sunrise and for some unknown reason, I thought of the Hollywood Movie called "The Wild Wild West" with actor's Will Smith and Kevin Klien, where a giant metal spider was chasing them through the desert landscape. Humorously, afterwards, several other viewers had the very same impression.

I have been a wedding, commercial and travel photographer for over 30 years. I am now retired from professional photography and enjoy spending time on personal photography work. It has always been my photographic style to avoid developing a style and to continue to move across photographic trades and methods.