In "Lifeguard Camp, Huntington Beach," Glen Wilbert photographs a group of junior lifeguards swimming across pale green water in red caps, shot from directly above so the swimmers, their white wakes, and a few scattered red and blue floats spread across the frame like marks on a field.
The image is shot from a high overhead vantage that flattens the sea into a soft pastel plane of mint and aqua, with the red caps reading as bright points of color distributed across it and the white churn of swimming bodies breaking up the surface. The even color and scattered red dots give the photograph a strong graphic, near-abstract quality.
Huntington Beach, known as Surf City on the Southern California coast, runs a well-known junior lifeguard program. This image won First Place, Photographer of the Year at the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards.
A study in pastel color and pattern, where an everyday beach scene becomes a field of red, blue, and green.
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 "Lifeguard Camp, Huntington Beach," Glen Wilbert photographs a group of junior lifeguards swimming across pale green water in red caps, shot from directly above so the swimmers, their white wakes, and a few scattered red and blue floats spread across the frame like marks on a field.
The image is shot from a high overhead vantage that flattens the sea into a soft pastel plane of mint and aqua, with the red caps reading as bright points of color distributed across it and the white churn of swimming bodies breaking up the surface. The even color and scattered red dots give the photograph a strong graphic, near-abstract quality.
Huntington Beach, known as Surf City on the Southern California coast, runs a well-known junior lifeguard program. This image won First Place, Photographer of the Year at the 2024 iPhone Photography Awards.
A study in pastel color and pattern, where an everyday beach scene becomes a field of red, blue, and green.
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
