Rock Safari

• Prize
  Silver in Analog / Film/Nature / Landscape
• Photographer
  Austin Irving
• Technical Info
  4x5 Color Negative - Kodak Portra 160 Iso

ROCK SAFARI is a large format analog study of rock outcroppings illuminated by a high-powered, long-range hunting flashlight. Nestled in various locations of the Mojave Desert, these formations are slowly and selectively painted with light during exposures on 4x5 color negative that range from eight to forty-five minutes. This process is both a mediation on rare sightings of ancient geological treasures, as well as an ephemeral, time-based performance, rendering no two exposures alike.

Born and raised in New York City, Austin Irving is a visual artist who works with large format analog photography. Irving graduated cum laude with a BFA from the Department of Photography and Imaging at NYU’s TISCH School Of The Arts in 2006. Her artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums in Hong Kong, India, Germany, France, and across The United States. In 2020, her projects SHOW CAVES and NOT AN EXIT won first place at The Budapest International Foto Awards in the Science and Architecture categories. In 2019, NOT AN EXIT and PLANTS IN EXILE won the PX3 award.