Sam Rittenberg
Torn
“Torn” considers the infinite and cyclical nature of being. The image is of the tattered entrance to a long closed comic book convention. Color, light, and small compositional changes express the paradoxical nature of that which is simultaneously in a state of destruction and creation.
Awards
World Photo Annual
2024Nominee
Conceptual
Non Professional
Torn
“Torn” considers the infinite and cyclical nature of being. The image is of the tattered entrance to a long closed comic book convention. Color, light, and small compositional changes express the paradoxical nature of that which is simultaneously in a state of destruction and creation.
About Artist
Sam Rittenberg
Sam Rittenberg lives and works in New York City and the Dominican Republic. His primary interest is in a photograph's power to convey the infinite and paradoxical nature of being. He is guided by the idea that every picture has the potential to be a portal to that which is ordinarily beyond us. He has earned 61 selections across 13 juried international competitions, including the Annual Photography Awards, Budapest International Photo Awards, Chromatic Awards, Fine Art Photography Awards, International Photo Awards, Neutral Density Awards, Prix de la Photographie Paris, Refocus Awards – World Photo Annual, Refocus Awards – Color Photography, and the Tokyo International Foto Awards.
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