Emerging

• Photographer
  Robert Bolton
• Technical Info
  Fuji GFX 50R with GFX 100-200 @148mm 1/150 sec @f8 ISO 100
• Photo Date
  3rd May 2020
• Website
  http://quietlandscapes.net

I was driving along the Snaefellsnes Peninsular in Western Iceland, just after a snow blizzard had finished. It was a minimal and monochromatic looking landscape, rather like a Sumi-e painting. I was captivated by the abstract shapes as the mountain range slowly emerged from the whiteout conditions; the horizon, sky and ground had disappeared leaving the bare bones of the landscape to stand firm in the wilderness. I had to pull over in the car and take some photographs. This is one of my favourites and it has not been converted to black and white.

• Biography
  My name is Robert Bolton and I am an amateur who tries his best to do Fine Art landscape and abstract photography, based in the UK. I love seascapes, minimalism and the 'otherworldly'. We create our reality and I like mine tranquil, reflective and as simple as possible.
• Awards
  I have had three images chosen for the "Last Frame" feature of the Black and White Photography magazine. They were in 2018, '19 and '20. I have also had an image that achieved 2nd place in the Abstract category and in the Fine Art category of the Monochrome Photography Awards in recent years.