Piece description from the artist
At a time when people were being asked to isolate from one another, I saw them seek other types of connections. The coastline drew people to it. Its vastness providing safety and its ever changing face embraced everyone who engaged with it. Viewing this interaction from above accentuates how small each of us are in this world. The sheer space around the subjects reinforces the loneliness felt by many.
The ever changing coastline seems ironically to be comforting. Whatever the tone of the sea, the colour of the sand, the size of the waves, it is there – a constant – something craved by so many during this time. The interactions are intimate, quietly beautiful. At times I felt the sadness of people, other times the relief.
The series was taken over a six-month period from January to June 2021 during the UK’s Covid-19 pandemic lock-down. The location is Sandown, on the Isle of Wight, from various cliff top vantage points.
Vincent Dupont-Blackshaw has been working as a professional photographer for the past two years. Trained in the arts, he lives between London and the Isle of Wight. His work takes him across the world, seeking stories of new places to share with his audience. From these travels he brings back unique memories of the moments he captures in new places.
“I look for moments that are quietly unique. Often an isolated thing or person in an environment that on first glance is ordinary but on second glance tells a subtle story. Light plays an essential part of how I see that story being told, creating a mood and provoking feeling in each image. As a travel photographer, I strive to catch the essence of the place I am in at that exact time. My role is to tell a story of that place for people to connect with.”
Main Awards
-Tokyo International Foto Awards 2021, Gold Winner (2nd Place) in Architecture. Honorable Mentions in Fine Art and Nature
-Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA) 2021, Honorable Mentions in Architecture, Interiors and Fine Art categories
-International Photography Awards (IPA) 2020, Honorable Mentions in Architecture Category (Jury top 5 Pick), Night Photography Category and Animals Category categories
-Prix de la Photographie de Paris 2020, Abstract Category Honorable Mention
-San Francisco Bay International Photography Awards 2020, Gold Award
-Minimalist Photography Awards 2020, Abstract Category Honorable Mention
-10th Annual International Photography Competition, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (Tampa, US). First Place in ‘Abstract Photography’ and Second Place in ‘Still Life’.
-Fine Art Photography Awards 2020, Abstract nominee
-London Photo Festival, Competition Winner (march 2020)
-Artjobs, Artist of the month (february 2020)
-Chromatic Awards 2019, Five Honorable Mention in four categories: Abstract (1, 2), Architecture, Cityscape, Culture
-British Photography Award 2019, Shortlisted in the Fine Art Category
-ND Awards 2019, Honorable Mention in five categories: Abstract, Architecture, Fine Art, Night Photography, People
-Tokyo International Foto Awards 2019, Silver Winner, People Category
-International Photography Awards (IPA) 2019, Fine Art Category Honorable Mentions
-Minimalist Photography Awards 2019, Landscape Category Honorable Mentions
Main Group Exhibitions
-‘The art of photography‘ – KromArt Gallery and Centro Sperimentale di Fotografia Adams (Rome, Italy)
-10th Annual International Photography Competition, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (Tampa, US)
-‘Isolation. Living Oneself’ Exhibition, Loosenart-Millepiani (Rome, Italy)
-‘The Shape of Light’ – Glasgow Gallery of Photography
-‘Cityscapes’ – Blank Wall Gallery (Athens, Greece)
-‘People & Winter’ Exhibition – Blank Wall Gallery (Athens, Greece)
-‘Abstract Photography’ Exhibition, London Photo Festival. Harris + Hoole, Twickenham, London
-‘Forgotten’ Exhibition, SE Center for Photography (Greenville, US)
-‘After Dark’ – Praxis Photo Art Center (Minneapolis, US)
-‘People & Winter’ – Blank Wall Gallery (Athens, Greece)
‘Contemporary Landscape’, PhotoPlace Gallery (Middlebury, US)
-‘Photo Shoot’, Black Box Gallery (Portland, US)
-New Artist Fair (London, UK)
—scapes’ Exhibition, PH21 Gallery (Budapest, Hungary).
-‘The Sublime Landscape’, Praxis Photo Art Center (Minneapolis, US).
-‘The Game’ Exhibition, LoosenArt, Millepiani Exhibition Space (Rome, Italy)
‘Cars and Dogs’ Exhibition, Black Box Gallery (Portland, United States)
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‘Interior’ Exhibition, PEP, Planet Flow Creative Community (Berlin, Germany)
-‘Significant Colour’ Exhibition, PH21 Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)
-'Black and White’ Exhibition, Black Box Gallery (Portland, United States)
-‘Color Burst’ Exhibition, Black Box Gallery (Portland, US)
-Urban Art Fair (London, UK)
-‘Portraits Without Faces’ Exhibition, PH21 Gallery (Budapest, Hungary)
-‘Landscape and Architecture’ Exhibition, Black Box Gallery (Portland, US)
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