My Reinvention Journey: Gold at Prix de la Photographie, Paris
Reinvention, Photography, Fine Art Photography, Landscape Photography, Aerial Photography
I’m excited to announce that I’ve received a Gold Award at the prestigious Prix de la Photographie, Paris in the category Fine Art/Landscape - Professional.
The award was for the photo titled Havre Inutile and my blurb for it read as follows:
Situated within the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Shark Bay on Denham Sound is Useless Loop, a salt mining operation and shown in this photo taken from an open door light fixed wing plane are the salt crystallisation ponds caught in late afternoon light. Useless Loop got its name from the French explorer Henri-Louis de Saulces de Freycinet who thought the harbour was blocked by a sandbar and was therefore "useless" - Havre Inutile.
This is really exciting for me. It is the first international series of awards that I’ve presented to and represents a big step in achieving recognition for my photography work. I almost wrote the word ‘pinnacle’, but checked myself as I see it as a stepping stone in bringing my work to more people and boosting my ultimate goal of inspiring others.
Thinking about my journey, it feels remarkable: I’ve gone from being days away from death, then through the firewalking experience of heart transplant and learning to walk again, to being an internationally awarded fine art photographer. All this in the space of five years.
When I published my book Fierce Reinvention in 2017 I thought I’d undergone a radical reinvention, as post sudden cardiac death I’d shifted from technology futurist to coach extraordinaire. However, looking back I see this was but a milestone. Reinvention is a journey. For me, I work on this journey every, single day. Some days can be hard and others sublime. Receiving the announcement of this award was one of those sublime moments for me.
:: Rand
