500 Photographers: Photographer #375: Gerco de Ruijter

Friday, September 9, 2011

Photographer #375: Gerco de Ruijter

Gerco de Ruijter, 1961, The Netherlands, is a landscape photographer with a unique perspective. His aerial photographs are taken on a analogue camera hanging from a kite or sometimes on a long fishing rod. He studied painting and the first images were supposed to be used as studies for his artwork. He soon found the photographic images much more intriguing. One of his latest series is Baumschule and focuses on tree nurseries. The images are composed geomatrically. The distance from the subject helps to create the impression of an abstract painting. Gerco considers his best images to be those where recognizable reality meets abstraction. He has a lot of control on what will be on his photographs by making clear choices. The small part he doesn't control is fixed by framing in a way to achieve the best result. He has traveled to Iceland, Dubai, USA and various places in Holland for his photography. The following images come from the series Baumschule, 2008-2011 and Transfer.

Website: www.gercoderuijter.com

2 comments:

Harrisburg Photographers said...: Incredible work. I need to check out more of his stuff.; September 9, 2011 at 4:24 PM
Mr. Five Zero Zero said...: Enough to find and to discover on his website!; September 13, 2011 at 6:42 PM

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