Competing shadows
-
Photographer
Michel Groleau
-
Prize
1st Place / Sports/Sport Competitions
-
Jury Top 5 Selection
Jamason Chen
Classic diagonal graphic composition and realistic shadow make this image graphically appealing and ambiguously beautiful.
-
Date of Photograph
2019-09-13
-
Technical Info
1/1000 sec., f/11, ISO 1600, 32 mm - Olympus M.12-40 mm F2,8
-
Website
When cyclists work as a team, they really have to focus. Only their shadows are allowed to accompany them. At midday during the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, the shadows are sharp and fast. It is sometimes difficult to distinguish humans from their shadows which seem to go in all directions.
-
Biography
Starting his career as a journalist and then as a health professional, Michel Groleau eventually turned to photography, travelling the six continents to observe and immortalize the beauty and fragility of our planet. His photos have won multiple international awards and showcased at exhibitions in twelve different countries. They aim to touch people and push them to reflect, especially about the evolution and challenges of society. Michel hopes showing the beauty of our planet will contribute to save it.
