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Bronze 2024 Fine Art / Special Effects

Morning Swim

  • Photographer
    Kim Harding
  • Prize
    Bronze in Fine Art / Special Effects

During a week’s holiday to the island of Ærø in Denmark, I went to the beach every morning to make a long exposure of the bathing jetty. Every morning something went wrong; the light wasn’t right, or the tide was too low. On the last morning the conditions were perfect, and I started the long exposure. One minute into the exposure a woman appeared, she undressed and ran naked onto the jetty, jumped into the water, swam around for a moment, climbed up the stairs and ran back. Unfortunately, my exposure was too long so she did not stick.

I’m an outdoor photographer from Denmark with an interest in making images depicting human elements in the landscape. I often use a minimalistic style in composition and color palette. Since 2021 I have been exhibiting my photographs in various galleries in Denmark. www.kimharding.dk