Description

Dimensions: 65x39"

Medium: Photography

Artist Statement: Creating and capturing incredible imagery as a photographer requires beautiful landscapes, public lands, and the appropriate climate conditions such as a normal snowpack. Behind my imagery pursuits lies a deep appreciation for nature and the desire to protect it, leaving it unchanged. I love to capture locations and vantage points that have never been seen before, thus motivating my viewers to explore the beauty within their backyards, and protect those environments. 

In 2016 I set out to capture an image of Gilpin Lake in the Mount Zirkel Wilderness. Although an iconic location in Northwest Colorado, I had never seen any amazing landscape imagery of the lake. Venturing 5 miles into the wilderness to scout in Mid-July, I wandered the hillside for hours until I found the perfect vantage point. Blanketed in wildflowers, I knew I only had one week to return to shoot this location before the flowers wilted away. 

A few days later with an ideal forecast of partly cloudy skies, I hiked in and enjoyed a spectacular evening alone watching the dramatic light change. With the clouds illuminated and the last moments of sunlight striking the wildflowers, the whole landscape was bathed in golden light. This moment was captured via a 4-image panoramic, utilizing a Graduated Neutral Density filter to darken the sky and naturally balance the scene in-camera. Hiking out in the dark that night, I celebrated knowing I had captured something very special, and would be able to share that moment for years to come.

Artist Bio: Based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado and Salt Lake City, Utah, Noah David Wetzel is an award-winning landscape and action sports photographer. Wetzel is driven by the pursuit of technical imagery, capturing unique landscapes through a new perspective or conceptualizing action sports imagery that contains layers of complexity. Noah’s work has been published and exhibited around the world, garnering nearly 100 magazine covers, and multiple prestigious international photography awards (including winning the RAW Category of the 2019 Red Bull Illume, 1 of 60,000+ images submitted worldwide). From traditional landscapes to surreal action sports imagery with the best athletes in the world, Wetzel’s diverse artwork portfolio reveals incredible moments that tell stories about the places we love.

Artist Website/Social media: https://www.instagram.com/noahwetzel/

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