Green and Gold
By Oliver Whitham
Artist Bio
Oliver Whitham is a 22-year-old photographer from Fremantle. His style represents bold, colourful natural landscapes, contrasting anthropogenic objects such as roads, street signs and buildings with dense forests, often shrouded in natural light. His portfolio includes photographs Australia-wide as he has recently driven from the West to the East Coast. Each image of his provokes a specific ambient feel, which represents the location captured.
Artist Statement / Description of artwork
Taken at the surf break; The Box, in Margaret River. This slab of a wave entices horror and beauty all in one. As the sun lowers in the west its rays shine through the lip, creating a magical backlit motion of water. All to fall loudly on a razor-sharp limestone reef, less than a metre under the water. Giving the wave it's infamous reputation, spoken throughout the surfing world.