In "Sunrise, Monument Valley," Glen Wilbert photographs a single butte in Monument Valley silhouetted against the sunrise, the dark rounded formation standing on the open plain while the sky behind it glows gold and a far ridge catches the first red light.
The image holds a warm pastel palette of gold, amber, and soft brown, the rising sun flooding the sky behind the butte and leaving the formation itself in near-total shadow. Glen framed the scene with the silhouetted butte centered above a wide foreground of dry grassland, so the dark shape reads against the luminous sky while a thin band of sunlit red rock glows along the horizon to the right. The grain and soft light give the picture a quiet, early-morning stillness.
This is the fourth in Glen's Monument Valley series, taken at first light on the high desert plain near the Utah-Arizona border. Where the other valley images follow the road or the mirror, this one reduces the landmark to a single dark silhouette against the dawn.
A study in pastel light and silhouette, where a desert butte stands dark against a glowing sunrise.
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 "Sunrise, Monument Valley," Glen Wilbert photographs a single butte in Monument Valley silhouetted against the sunrise, the dark rounded formation standing on the open plain while the sky behind it glows gold and a far ridge catches the first red light.
The image holds a warm pastel palette of gold, amber, and soft brown, the rising sun flooding the sky behind the butte and leaving the formation itself in near-total shadow. Glen framed the scene with the silhouetted butte centered above a wide foreground of dry grassland, so the dark shape reads against the luminous sky while a thin band of sunlit red rock glows along the horizon to the right. The grain and soft light give the picture a quiet, early-morning stillness.
This is the fourth in Glen's Monument Valley series, taken at first light on the high desert plain near the Utah-Arizona border. Where the other valley images follow the road or the mirror, this one reduces the landmark to a single dark silhouette against the dawn.
A study in pastel light and silhouette, where a desert butte stands dark against a glowing sunrise.
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
