Monteverde

• Prize
  Silver in Nature/Panoramic
• Photographer
  Oliver Wehrli
• Technical Info
  Linhof Technorama 617s Iii, Super-angulon 90mm On Provia100f
• Photo Date
  05.2023

There is a magical atmosphere when I enter the cloud forest. I pause, breathe the humid and fresh air, admire primeval trees, tree ferns, moss, epiphytes and hanging lianas. A unique flora and fauna exists in this rainforest. Wafts of fog rise between the plants, it drips from the treetops and birdsong can be heard from different directions. Silent and amazed, I roam through this green thicket with my analogue panorama camera. Always attentively looking for an ideal angle for a picture. The photography in the dense rainforest demands all senses and experiences. But the effort is worth it.

I combine photography and nature to create images that speak a silent and mystical yet haunting language. I prefer realistic images that appear natural and subtle and represent landscapes without alterations in order to remind the viewer of the beauty of nature without detours via abstraction. I describe myself as a “light painter”. I capture the subtle nuances of light to create works that show the beauty and depth of nature in a unique form of artistic expression. I mainly use a large-format analog camera to immerse in the deep silence of nature to capture a genuine vision of reality.