In "Lifeguard Caps, Southern California," Glen Wilbert photographs a dense crowd of junior lifeguards seated on the sand, shot from above so the yellow caps repeat across the whole frame like a scattered field of dots among red suits and bare shoulders.
The image fills edge to edge with the seated group, the bright yellow swim caps providing a repeating pattern across a warm ground of skin, red swimsuits, and patches of blue clothing. Glen's elevated, top-down vantage removes the horizon entirely, turning the gathering into an overall texture of color and repetition. The packed, busy surface rewards close looking, with small individual moments emerging from the crowd.
This is a companion to Glen's other junior-lifeguard images from the Southern California coast, where the camp's caps and suits become the raw material for pattern. Where the swimming picture spreads red caps across open water, this one packs yellow caps tight across the sand.
A study in pastel color and repetition, where a crowd is read as an allover field of pattern.
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 Caps, Southern California," Glen Wilbert photographs a dense crowd of junior lifeguards seated on the sand, shot from above so the yellow caps repeat across the whole frame like a scattered field of dots among red suits and bare shoulders.
The image fills edge to edge with the seated group, the bright yellow swim caps providing a repeating pattern across a warm ground of skin, red swimsuits, and patches of blue clothing. Glen's elevated, top-down vantage removes the horizon entirely, turning the gathering into an overall texture of color and repetition. The packed, busy surface rewards close looking, with small individual moments emerging from the crowd.
This is a companion to Glen's other junior-lifeguard images from the Southern California coast, where the camp's caps and suits become the raw material for pattern. Where the swimming picture spreads red caps across open water, this one packs yellow caps tight across the sand.
A study in pastel color and repetition, where a crowd is read as an allover field of pattern.
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
