Category: 04 Award Winners
大峽谷國家公園，亞利桑那州
大峽谷絕對是地球上最常被拍攝的地方之一。我從拉斯維加斯到南緣進行了無數次旅行，拍了數百卷底片，但仍然不滿意。我不得不捕捉這樣一個史詩般地方的壯麗。在做了大量研究後，我發現了一條通往北緣的偏遠四輪驅動車道，並決定冒險一試。我的好朋友Mick從澳洲來訪，他準備好迎接冒險。開車進去非常艱難；我們看著一場驚人的暴風雨襲來。四個小時後，我們到達了北緣。我們跳出卡車，望向邊緣——直直地俯瞰邊緣，垂直4000英尺。我們被震撼了。傍晚的陽光照射在懸崖上，暴風雨的天空為這張照片增添了神奇的觸感。Mick和我在邊緣站著，一卷接一卷地拍攝，直到完全天黑。我們對周圍雄偉的景觀感到敬畏。除了我們兩個老友之外，沒有其他人在場——這是我永遠不會忘記的時刻。我可以誠實地說，這是我捕捉過的最令人驚嘆的場景之一。
I've shot the South Rim dozens of times myself, but this image captures that impossible scale and layered light better than any of my own prints ever did. The print quality holds every subtle shadow in the canyon walls beautifully.
The scale of this place never gets old, even if you've shot it a hundred times before. The detail in the print really captures those layers of red rock you can't appreciate from a phone screen. It's hanging in my hallway and I catch myself stopping to look at it every single day.
Got this as a gift for a friend who’s never seen the canyon, and the colors in the print really pop against the cliff layers. It arrived well-packaged and flat, which I appreciated. Wish the frame were included, but the image itself is stunning.
