Robin Mayoff's photo of the South Yuba River in California captures the torrent that the river became when a series of epic storms hit California in winter 2016-2017.
From the Judges' Report
This entry was an example of how an accompanying print helped to inform the assessment, by providing an image before the photo was cropped and printed on uncoated paper. We admired the way that the crop added to the impact of the image and emphasized the visual lead-in that the railing provided, and it was useful to see what was changed in the color by the printing.
Our judges said: “Wonderful composition and good sense of energy—you feel both how beautiful and how dangerous the river is.” “Nice design and color.” “Motion/still comparison is nice, good color.” “Very nice. Foreground image leads the viewer in beautifully.”
