In "Last Ride Home, Southern California," Glen Wilbert photographs a lone surfer riding a breaking wave at dusk, shot from above so the figure and the white spray of the wave sit against a wide expanse of open, rippling sea.
The image is rendered in black and white, with the surfer reduced to a small dark shape trailing a burst of foam as the wave peels diagonally across the lower frame. Glen shot from a high vantage, likely a pier or drone, flattening the water into a field of soft grays and placing the single rider off-center against the heavy, cloud-streaked sky and silver horizon. The breaking wave is the one bright, active mark in an otherwise calm and open composition.
The scene captures a quiet end-of-day moment on the Southern California coast, a single surfer catching a final wave. It connects to the When in Roam theme of West Coast beach culture, here in a darker, more atmospheric register.
In black and white, the composition is built on scale and contrast: a small figure and a curl of white set against wide gray 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 "Last Ride Home, Southern California," Glen Wilbert photographs a lone surfer riding a breaking wave at dusk, shot from above so the figure and the white spray of the wave sit against a wide expanse of open, rippling sea.
The image is rendered in black and white, with the surfer reduced to a small dark shape trailing a burst of foam as the wave peels diagonally across the lower frame. Glen shot from a high vantage, likely a pier or drone, flattening the water into a field of soft grays and placing the single rider off-center against the heavy, cloud-streaked sky and silver horizon. The breaking wave is the one bright, active mark in an otherwise calm and open composition.
The scene captures a quiet end-of-day moment on the Southern California coast, a single surfer catching a final wave. It connects to the When in Roam theme of West Coast beach culture, here in a darker, more atmospheric register.
In black and white, the composition is built on scale and contrast: a small figure and a curl of white set against wide gray 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
