SAM RITTENBERG
Wall, Weed, and Sky; Costa Norte, Dominican Republic

“Wall, Weed, and Sky” considers the infinite and cyclical nature of beauty and being. The photograph shows a once-bright, now fading wall lightly crowned by weeds, their forms rising against a sky-colored surface. Through shifts in color and light, the image reveals the protean nature of their existence and beauty—and by reference, the ever-changing nature of all things and all places. What begins as a simple exterior wall becomes a space of quiet abstraction, where time, decay, and renewal coexist.

Author
Sam Rittenberg lives and works in New York City and the Dominican Republic. His primary interest is in a photograph's power to convey the infinite and paradoxical nature of being. He is guided by the idea that every picture has the potential to be a portal to that which is ordinarily beyond us. He has been recognized with 61 selections across 13 juried international competitions, including the Annual Photography Awards, Budapest International Photo Awards, Chromatic Awards, Fine Art Photography Awards, International Photo Awards, Neutral Density Awards, Prix de la Photographie Paris, Refocus Awards – World Photo Annual, Refocus Awards – Color Photography, and the Tokyo International Foto Awards.

Website
samrittenberg.com

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