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In The Time

Each new room, in a new city, the same bed, the same light, up before dawn, rinse and continue. Between the spaces of travel, I found myself within the exploration of normality on the road in a time were normality can’t be found.

Awards

Black & White Photo Contest

2023

Nominee

Still Life

Professional

In The Time

Each new room, in a new city, the same bed, the same light, up before dawn, rinse and continue. Between the spaces of travel, I found myself within the exploration of normality on the road in a time were normality can’t be found.

About Artist

William Mark Sommer

William Mark Sommer (b. 1990) is an analog film photographer residing in Sacramento, California. Mark has earned his BFA in Photography from Arizona State University and has exhibited over the United States and Internationally. Mark has been selected for many photography awards including Life Framer's "Open Call" First Place Award and The British Journal of Photograhy's "Decade of Change" and "Open Walls". Mark also has self-published 10 zines and has been featured in publications like Stay Wild, Float, Aint Bad, Booooooom, C41 magazine, Nowhere Diary, Analog Mag, LoDown Mag, The Modern-Day Explorer, among others. Growing up in the small historical bypassed town of Loomis, California, Mark was shaped by the culture of the Lincoln Highway. Experiencing this culture gave him a deep admiration towards rural America and its the history along the fading highways. Following these experiences and admirations have taken him all over the Western United States and brought him a closer understanding with complexities of American culture by seeing history in person and understanding its progressive nature in forgetting the past.

William Mark Sommer

Photographic Areas of Focus

Architecture, Film & Alternative Process, Fine Art, Interiors, Nature, Other, Portrait, Still Life, Street, Travel

Location

United States of America

Interview

William Mark Sommer - Color Photography Contest 2023 | 3rd Place | Professional

Interview

William Mark Sommer - Color Photography Contest 2023 | 3rd Place | Professional
Honorable Mention
Beth Wode

Beth Wode

Still Life

Gold
Shunya Tomita

Shunya Tomita

Still Life

People’s Vote Award
Nominee
Mildred Salas

Mildred Salas

Still Life

Gold
Ann Petruckevitch

Ann Petruckevitch

Still Life

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