The photo is part of the Rowing Art series. The shapes and colors of a rowing boat are shown here in a minimalist way. The effect is further enhanced by the black background. The activities of the rower can at best be guessed at. The photo was taken on the Duisburg regatta course when passing under a pedestrian bridge. This location allowed the photographer to capture the boat vertically from above.
The photo series was awarded 2nd place in the category fine art at both the MINIMALIST PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS 2022 and the CHROMATIC AWARDS 2019.
The German photographer Klaus Lenzen has been working intensively on photography for over ten years. He lives in Ratingen, a neighboring town of Düsseldorf.
The representation of structures, shapes and colors in a minimalist, reduced way are s...