Deconstructed

• Photographer
  Brian Wotring
• Prize
  Bronze in Editorial / Photo Essay
• Socials

This image is part of my series documenting the deconstruction of the Confederacy in modern America. I focused on the Robert E. Lee monument in Richmond, Virginia, documenting the initial protests against police brutality to the eventual removal of the monument.

• Biography
  Brian is a United States Army Veteran, Financial Advisor/Attorney, and photography enthusiast. It was during a tour in Iraq, where he sought to document everything, that his love of photography blossomed. He refined his style while living amongst the monuments and memorials of Washington, D.C. Brian now lives in Richmond, Virginia with his wife and three children where he shoots portrait and landscape photographs. He specifically focuses on monuments and memorials and their changing perception in our society.
• Awards
  2021 IPA Non-Professional Event Photographer of the Year 2021 IPA 1st Prize - Events, Social Cause 2021 IPA Jury Top 5 2021 Monochrome Awards - Honorable Mention 2022 IPA 3rd Prize - Events, Social Cause 2022 IPA Jury Top 5 x2 2022 IPA - Honorable Mention x4 2023 IPA - Honorable Mention x2