Nature - NOMINEE: Rene Koster

‘Blossom’ shows images of blossom trees enclosed by misty darkness. Night has the ability to provoke a sense of isolation. I want to display a world that seems to only consist of one single blossom tree with her delicate flowers. Some branches are extracted from sight, while others are revealed, affecting the shape and appearance of the blossom tree. In this project, I refer to the work of the 19th-century Romantic landscape painters. Their personal concept of nature, creating a new one, appeals to me. Whereas the Romantic artists preferred wide landscapes I let the blossom tree with her exquisite details represent the greatness of the untameable nature.

About author:
Rene Koster’s work concentrates mostly on travel photography and portraits for magazines and advertising agencies around the globe.
Work from his Antarctica project was awarded by The Travel Photographer of The Year.

INTERVIEWS
Amateur Photographer – UK
Shots Magazine The Portfolio Issue - USA
My Modern Met – USA, INT
Conde Nast Traveller - SP
PrivatAir Magazine - INT
Business Insider - USA

PUBLICATIONS
The Washington Post - USA
The Weather Channel – USA
Sputnik News – INT, FR, TR
Lensculture - INT
Maptia - INT
The Guardian - UK
Sunday Times Travel Magazine - UK
Time Magazine – Asia Edition
Avaunt Magazine - UK
Sidetracked Magazine - UK
Get Lost Magazine - AU
I Gnant - DE
National Geographic Traveler - NL
Classic Sailing – UK
De Morgen – BE

COLLECTIONS
Art collection Provence North Holland: work from the photo documentary ‘South of Wieringen’
Private collections; several landscape work
Press Museum Amsterdam collection; portrait work

AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Nomination Caribbean Travel Writer Award
Travel Photographer of The Year; ‘Four girls on a balcony’ from the photo documentary ‘Dutch Beach’, jury’s favourite image
Travel Photographer of The Year; work from ‘South, in the footsteps of Shackleton’ runner up
London Photographic Association; portrait work from the “1900” project, highly commended