Arctic Silence 5

• Prize
  Gold in Fine Art/Landscape, 1st Place winner in Fine Art
• Photographer
  Patrick Ems
• Technical Info
  Canon 5dsr, Sigma 150-600mm
• Photo Date
  April 2024

A lone musher with his dogs drives through the vast arctic expanses of Spitsbergen.

When the world of photography captured my heart more than twenty years ago, it changed the way I perceived the world. I realised that experiences in life and the emotions we feel can be captured in a moment to live on forever in a photograph. Chased by emotions and haste, I felt like a child exploring an unknown world; there was no plan of where this journey would take me. The chase led me through countless styles, an exploration of the various influences in my life and a deep reflection of my own emotions.