In "Beach Lifeguard Tower," Glen Wilbert photographs a California lifeguard tower from directly below, framing the angular underside of the structure against a plain sky, with a breaking wave reflected in the slanted glass of its window.
The image is rendered in black and white, which strips the tower down to its lines and planes: the diagonal of the roof, the X-braces of the railing, the louvered vents beneath the deck. Glen shot from close range and low, so the building reads less as a beach hut and more as a set of intersecting angles. The reflected wave in the window is the decisive detail, a curl of surf caught in the glass, placing the ocean inside the architecture without showing it directly.
Lifeguard towers are a fixture of the Southern California coastline and a recurring subject in Glen's beach work. Here the familiar structure is reframed as a study in geometry rather than a postcard of the shore.
In black and white, the composition is built on line and angle: the hard edges of the tower set against soft sky and reflected water.
Awards and Recognition
Glen Wilbert's work has earned national recognition, including First Place at the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards, multiple Gold Medals at the reFocus Awards, and selection for more than thirty juried exhibitions across the United States.
Details
• Framed canvas print, pine wood frame with a floating-frame effect
• Frame thickness: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
• Canvas weight: approximately 344 g/m2
• White frame with a white inner border around the canvas
• Open back, rubber corner pads, hanging hardware attached
• Printed and framed in the USA
In "Beach Lifeguard Tower," Glen Wilbert photographs a California lifeguard tower from directly below, framing the angular underside of the structure against a plain sky, with a breaking wave reflected in the slanted glass of its window.
The image is rendered in black and white, which strips the tower down to its lines and planes: the diagonal of the roof, the X-braces of the railing, the louvered vents beneath the deck. Glen shot from close range and low, so the building reads less as a beach hut and more as a set of intersecting angles. The reflected wave in the window is the decisive detail, a curl of surf caught in the glass, placing the ocean inside the architecture without showing it directly.
Lifeguard towers are a fixture of the Southern California coastline and a recurring subject in Glen's beach work. Here the familiar structure is reframed as a study in geometry rather than a postcard of the shore.
In black and white, the composition is built on line and angle: the hard edges of the tower set against soft sky and reflected water.
Awards and Recognition
Glen Wilbert's work has earned national recognition, including First Place at the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards, multiple Gold Medals at the reFocus Awards, and selection for more than thirty juried exhibitions across the United States.
Details
• Framed canvas print, pine wood frame with a floating-frame effect
• Frame thickness: 1.25 in (3.18 cm)
• Canvas weight: approximately 344 g/m2
• White frame with a white inner border around the canvas
• Open back, rubber corner pads, hanging hardware attached
• Printed and framed in the USA
