HOPES[20]: Stephan Zirwes
Hanging out of a helicopter, renown photographer Stephan Zirwes captures a rarely seen perspective and illustrates the phenomenon of textures and patterns that can only be seen from above. From his bird's-eye view, Zirwes renders settings, both natural and manmade, into abstract compositions that have the power to show the expansiveness of an environment but at a scale that is still discernible to viewers. His photographs include settings such as airfields, crowded beaches, oceans, construction and industrial sites, to cultivated landscapes.