Camille Seaman mainly works in a documentary/fine art tradition and since 2003 has concentrated on the fragile environment of the Polar Regions. Which she has become well known with her stunning images of the polar regions. But her new project, The Big Cloud, is equally breathtaking and a continuing look at natural phenomenon of nature and weather. This project documents the unique clouds called “supercells” that are capable of producing tornadoes in the central United States.The following images were made during the Storm Season during the months of May and June of 2008 through 2012.
Camille was born in 1969 to a Native American father and African American mother. She graduated from the State University of New York at Purchase, where she studied photography. Her photographs have been published in National Geographic Magazine, The New York Times, Newsweek, Men’s Journal, Camera Arts, Issues, PDN, and American Photo among many others, She frequently leads photographic and self-publishing workshops. Her photographs have received many awards including: a National Geographic Award, 2006; and the Critical Mass Top Monograph Award, 2007.
Camille Seaman's work is astounding with all the raw vibrant color within each photo. Her photographs are beautiful works of art that almost look like paintings, there unreal. I love the amount of light and contrast in each or her series. I think she is a fantastic photographer, i have always enjoyed the fascination of nature and how small it can make you feel. She did a really good job of capturing that in this series.
I love storms/clouds! They re the one thing people run away from but they have so much beauty which is captured great in these photos. You can tell she thought about her position and light when it came to these.
ReplyDeleteThis artist has taken full advantage of using mother nature as one of the technical choices when creating these pictures. This artist uses different lightings and clouds to create extremely interesting compositions.
ReplyDeleteI looked through her other portfolios as well and all I can say is - wow! Her eye for composition is so good, and she uses color as effectively as she uses light to create feeling in her work. Thanks for bringing her to my attention!
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