
Nick Meek, Photographer, Paris
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A lone adult stands on a flat, sandy desert landscape and reaches toward a tall, thin, dark post or beam. The figure is dwarfed by both the immensity of the landscape and the verticality of the post, creating a sense of isolation and scale. The sky is a gradient of soft pastel colors, suggesting either dawn or dusk, which casts a muted, diffused light over the scene. The ground is a pale, sandy color, devoid of vegetation. The composition is simple, focusing on the contrast between the natural and man-made, as well as the relationship between the human figure and the environment.