Corey Arnold, Photographer, Portland

Description

Photographed by Corey Arnold, this horizontal image captures an Arctic research camp situated on a vast snowfield under an overcast sky. A lone male researcher wearing a yellow beanie, blue jacket, and grey bib trousers stands center-frame operating a vertical mechanical ice drill. To his right, a large red and white geometric dome tent stands alongside an American flag and a green marker flag. To his left, several supply crates, a smaller orange tent, and a snowmobile with a cargo sled are parked on the snow. The lighting is diffused and even, characteristic of an arctic or alpine environment with falling snow particles visible in the air. The composition emphasizes the remote scale of the human activity against the expansive white terrain.

Style

Documentary, Horizontal, Desaturated, Warm

Techniques

Analogue / film, Natural light

Color

Background

Snowfield

Context

Documentary