Water becomes a mirage

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Photographer

Julia Wimmerlin
Date of Photograph

August 30, 2016
Technical Info

400mm, ISO 400, 1/1250, F8
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https://juliawimmerlin.myportfolio.com

Namibia is one of the most arid countries in sub-Saharan Africa and it makes it very vulnerable to the effects of climate change that affects water availability and rainfall patterns. Wildlife and vegetation are constantly adapting to increasing desertification and recurrent drought but it becomes more and more difficult. This reflection of giraffes drinking from the manmade waterhole in Etosha National Park, Namibia, made me think of a mirage - seeing water when there is none around.

Biography

Ukrainian-born, Swiss-based photographer, Julia Wimmerlin weathered seismic shifts in her artistic journey from travel to contemporary mixed-media. The 2021 travel ban amid COVID-19 and the 2022 war in Ukraine profoundly impacted her, leading to a metamorphosis in her photographic approach. Delving into contemporary fine art photography, she's embarked on an exploration of longer-term research projects, seeking to comprehend the unfolding events around her and her evolving role within them.
Awards

2024 • Longlist artist for the Aesthetica Art Prize 2024 in Photography category 2023 • Tokyo International Photo Awards, Silver, Professional People/Family, series "LOVE. My family" • ND Awards, Silver, Professional, Fine Art/Nude, series "Transcending Familiarity" • Prix de la Photographie Paris, Gold, Professional, Fine Art/Nude, series "Transcending Familiarity"; Bronze, Professional, Portraiture/Family, series "LOVE. My family" • The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts: 2d place Conceptual, photo "Birth" (from "Fresco" series); 2d place Nature/Science/Animals, photo "Connection"; 3d place People/Portraits, photo "Layers and Meanings" 2022 • Moscow International Photo Awards, Photographer of the Year, series "Fresco" • Siena International Photo Awards, Remarkable Artwork, Journeys and Adventures, photo "Glassfish" 2021 • Tokyo International Photo Awards, 1st Place, Fine Art, series "Fresco" 2020 • Sony World Photography Awards, Shortlist, Natural World and Wildlife, Open competition, photo "Connection" 2019 • Trierenberg Super Circuit, Silver, Experimental photography, photo "Joy of Rain" 2018 • International Photography Awards, 1st place, One Shot: Harmony, Enhanced, photo "Internal conversation" • Prix de la Photographie Paris, Silver, Portraiture/Self-Portrait, series "I don't cook but who cares?" 2017 • Prix de la Photographie Paris, Gold, Portraiture/Other, photo "Earth or Mars?" • Trierenberg Super Circuit, Gold, Self-Portrait, photo "Redhead"