Gold eruption

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Photographer

Julia Wimmerlin
Prize

Honorable Mention
Jury Top 5 Selection

Tang Jiongming The contrast of color and tone is strong, but the work is so harmonious. It is both realistic and freehand. Is a rare good work!
Date of Photograph

18.09.2019
Technical Info

1/80sec, F/8, ISO3200, full frame
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https://juliawimmerlin.myportfolio.com

Everyone who went up the Xianggong Hill, China, that morning was hoping to see a beautiful sunrise. Just as the sun started appearing through the cloudy sky the wind brought more clouds and the sun disappeared completely and all over sudden it started to rain. The rain was so strong that everyone had to hide under the only "roof" dug in the mountain to create a few "floors" to accommodate all the view lovers. Suddenly it felt like the river erupted with hot golden lava - the sun, invisible in the sky got reflected in this tiny part of the river. It only lasted for a few seconds

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"