Katrin Forrest, Where the Storm Retreats (SEASCAPE 2027)

This image captures the roaring, misty atmosphere of a wild coastal morning. Standing on the dark sands of Emerald Beach just after a storm, the overwhelming scale of the ocean and the distant headland is punctuated by a sudden breakthrough of intense sunlight. The resulting frame catches the rhythmic layers of the waves and the brilliant, mirror-like sheen left behind on the sand.

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