Grant Harder, Photographer, Vancouver

Description

This striking editorial photograph captured by Grant Harder in Vancouver focuses on a pair of dark rubber boots standing atop a thick, highly textured sheet of frozen ice. Trapped air bubbles create translucent spheres and white patches beneath the dark turquoise and grey surface of the frozen water. The framing is tight and high-angle, focusing entirely on the feet and the intricate details of the ice below. Natural ambient lighting highlights the varied textures and organic patterns formed within the frozen layer. The composition uses cool tones to evoke a crisp, cold atmosphere.

Style

Editorial, Vertical, Desaturated, Cool

Techniques

Analogue / film, Natural light

Color

Background

Snowfield

Context

Editorial