Inspiration

As in most cases with my aerials I excluded the horizon, since that enhances the abstraction that I often look for. I always look for geometry in the landscape and try to find balance with lines and shapes in my compositions. As in all forms of photography, you need good lighting, and in this case... read more.

The photo was taken in October 2018 in South Moravia, Czech Republic (...) The light was very soft, without harsh contrasts, and considering that I always take photos with levels more on the bright side... read more.

Claes Thorberntsson is a professional photographer. He was born and raised in Uddevalla Bohuslän. He bought his first camera in 2009 and since 2015 runs his own full time photographic business since 2015. The proximity and love for the Bohu coast meant that he quickly found his subjects around the rugged cliffs, where the waves often caress the polished slabs. Claes' style depicts what he sees in nature, in a graphically well-thought-out way. He likes strong compositions and to use water to create lines and patterns in an artistic way. His love for nature, and especially the barren and bare landscape, as well a mountain environments and forests, is visible in his images... read more.

It took me 4 years to create this image. The Chambons Forest is an ancient forest located in the Ardèche mountains in France. It has not been cleared for nearly 1000 years, which makes it spectacular. read more.

Having the vision of the message that we want to convey to the viewer is a challenge for the photographer; giving him the opportunity to put himself in his place, to feel the same emotions is the ultimate goal. And this is what makes the difference between the photographs. I am particularly attached to the intention and to the freedom of interpretation which then gives all its meaning to the final result. read more.