A very special photograph that is quite close to my heart, as it exemplifies how nature can surprise you with unexpected vistas. I had visited Death Valley, hoping to photograph the intriguing tracks of the moving stones at racetrack playa. However, a sudden downpour provided us with a rare facet of this otherwise barrenly beautiful site!! The mirrored landscape appears almost like a Rorschach inkblot, playing on the mind to project your inner thoughts onto its symmetric patterns. I later found out from a local photographer that he had never seen so much water in the area, in his last 30 years of visiting it!! It was indeed a fortunate turn of fate that provided me, such a happy opportunity to capture this rare moment.
Awards:
- Bronze award in Nature/Landscape category at The EPSON International Pano Awards 2015
- Honorable Mention in Nature: Landscapes category - International Photography Awards 2018 (IPA)
- Finalist award in Mountains category in the World's Top 10 Landscape photographer Contest by One Eyeland 2017
Title: Mirrored Racetrack
Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, USA
Edition: 12/12
About the Artist: Dolly Kabaria, an award-winning photographer-artist based in India, whose work revolves around themes of nature, time & space.
Twitter: @dollykabaria
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