During the spring of 2016, I submitted multiple photographs to the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. I wasn't sure which of my photographs would receive the most recognition, and when I found out that one of my most strange photographs won a Gold Key, I was quite shocked.
I had taken a trip up to Savage, MD, with my friend Arthur a few months prior. We spent some time in and around a local river, photographing the waterfalls, landscapes, and tiny creatures found around the place. On our way out of the area, however, I found an old, discarded couch up against a decaying stone wall. It had a naturally beautiful composition to it -- the colors, the lighting, the positioning, everything. I fell in love with everything about the scene, and took multiple photographs, bracketing my settings a few times. During post-processing, I went through all of the photographs and edited the best ones that I shot, and showed off my favorite.
I had taken a trip up to Savage, MD, with my friend Arthur a few months prior. We spent some time in and around a local river, photographing the waterfalls, landscapes, and tiny creatures found around the place. On our way out of the area, however, I found an old, discarded couch up against a decaying stone wall. It had a naturally beautiful composition to it -- the colors, the lighting, the positioning, everything. I fell in love with everything about the scene, and took multiple photographs, bracketing my settings a few times. During post-processing, I went through all of the photographs and edited the best ones that I shot, and showed off my favorite.