Abstract: 3rd Place Winner 2020 (professional)
ENTRY DESCRIPTION
poetry of silence is an ongoing work of abstract aerial desert photography realized in the namib desert and it's surroundings.
poetry of silence XIX-1 was created in the remote aerea of the northern namib.
the pictures were taken with a high resolution 50 mp camera from about 1500 meters over the ground flying with a helicopter.
The Namib Desert is often referred to as the world’s oldest desert. It has been in existence for some 43 million years, remaining unchanged in it’s present form for the last 2 million years.
Its name is derived from the Nama language, implying “an area where there is nothing.”
AUTHOR
roland blum is a liechtenstein based photographer.
He studied music at the jazz school lucerne switzerland and spanish and art at the university of havana cuba.
Since 1994 roland blum is working as a journalist,photographer, producer and head of music at the national broadcast company radio liechtenstein.
Some of roland blum's essential works are presented in his online gallery www.rolandblum.com
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