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Lonely Road Motel

As the night descends across the valley, the lonely road grows quiet and the lights come on. Cars pass by, as signaling of times changed, a new city every day, another lonely motel. Normality on the road in the places we rest our heads, the light shines ever so bright on each day we continue on.

Awards

Color Photography Contest

2023

Honorable Mention

Travel

Professional

Honorable Mention

Film/Analog

Professional

Lonely Road Motel

As the night descends across the valley, the lonely road grows quiet and the lights come on. Cars pass by, as signaling of times changed, a new city every day, another lonely motel. Normality on the road in the places we rest our heads, the light shines ever so bright on each day we continue on.

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
Bronze
Ezra Böhm

Ezra Böhm

Travel

Nominee
ALBERTO Magaglio

ALBERTO Magaglio

Fine Art

People’s Vote Award +1
Honorable Mention +1
Annemarie Jung

Annemarie Jung

People

Nominee
Beatrice Heydiri

Beatrice Heydiri

Travel

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