Matthew Turley, Photographer, San Francisco

Description

A smiling woman wearing a protective helmet, black PFD, and teal jacket is actively paddling a vibrant pink and black packraft across the flat surface of a cold lake or inlet. She holds a long white-bladed paddle diagonally across her body with both hands. Her watercraft creates a clear reflection on the glassy water directly below it. In the background, dark rocky slopes rise toward a massive glacier and jagged, snow-capped peaks dusted with low-hanging clouds under an overcast sky. The vertical composition emphasizes the towering scale of the landscape against the small watercraft in the foreground.

Style

Documentary, Vertical, Desaturated, Grainy

Techniques

Natural light

Industries

Outdoor & Adventure Sports

Color

Background

Mountain

Context

Editorial