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Nemo Niemann
USA
Nominee
"Future Shock - The Saucer"
"The Saucer" was part of a fashion editorial that was inspired by the editor's choice of "futuristic" looking garments. The editor found a vintage Futuro home near the Delaware shore. These 1960's pre-fab fiberglass structures designed by Finnish designer Matti Suuronen, purposely looked like a flying saucer, complete with a fold-down, stairway. It took the magic of Photoshop to turn a worn futuristic icon into a hovering saucer from another world. However, apart from drama added in lighting and removal of unwanted features, the composition is as seen in the final photo.
Biography: Nemo has worked as a professional
photographer since graduating from
college in 1976. After deciding against
architectural graduate school, Nemo
turned, instead, to photography. After first
shooting photojournalism and sports, Nemo
finally settled on a career in commercial
photography specializing in fashion and
lifestyle. Over the years, Nemo never lost his
love for landscape photography and rarely
leaves home without a camera and several
lenses. His worldly travels include over
twenty trips to Great Britain and eighteen to
Ireland. In fact, the love of Ireland is so great,
he...
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