In "Lifeguard Tower 7, Southern California," Glen Wilbert photographs a blue lifeguard tower marked with the number 7, cropping in close on its angular side and railing so the structure fills the left of the frame against a soft, hazy sky, with the ocean and a thin strip of beach below.
The image holds a muted pastel palette of teal blue and pale gray, the tower's flat painted panels and steel railing set against an almost colorless sky. Glen framed the building from the side and let its sloping roofline and supporting legs form clean diagonals, with the bold numeral 7 anchoring the composition. The distant surf and sandy bluff at the lower edge place the tower on the coast without competing with it.
Numbered lifeguard towers line the beaches of Southern California and recur throughout Glen's coastal work. Here a single tower is treated as a quiet study in color, shape, and signage.
A study in pastel tone and clean shape, where a coastal structure is reduced to color and number.
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 Tower 7, Southern California," Glen Wilbert photographs a blue lifeguard tower marked with the number 7, cropping in close on its angular side and railing so the structure fills the left of the frame against a soft, hazy sky, with the ocean and a thin strip of beach below.
The image holds a muted pastel palette of teal blue and pale gray, the tower's flat painted panels and steel railing set against an almost colorless sky. Glen framed the building from the side and let its sloping roofline and supporting legs form clean diagonals, with the bold numeral 7 anchoring the composition. The distant surf and sandy bluff at the lower edge place the tower on the coast without competing with it.
Numbered lifeguard towers line the beaches of Southern California and recur throughout Glen's coastal work. Here a single tower is treated as a quiet study in color, shape, and signage.
A study in pastel tone and clean shape, where a coastal structure is reduced to color and number.
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
