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Sunset Pop

The cars and trucks pass, miles by miles, the song of highway, only interrupted by the stops in-between. I take joy in these quiet spaces after a long chaotic drive. They are a refreshing breath before the next set of miles.

Awards

Color Photography Contest

2024

Bronze

Still Life

Professional

Bronze

Minimalism

Professional

Sunset Pop

The cars and trucks pass, miles by miles, the song of highway, only interrupted by the stops in-between. I take joy in these quiet spaces after a long chaotic drive. They are a refreshing breath before the next set of miles.

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
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Nominee +1
Hillary Greene-Pae

Hillary Greene-Pae

Fine Art

Honorable Mention
Zili Zhang

Zili Zhang

Still Life

Honorable Mention

NM

Nathan Myhrvold

Still Life

Nominee
Venelina Preininger

Venelina Preininger

Still Life

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