Saturated Neon Hues Veil Snowy Landscapes in Photos by Maria Lax



All photographs © Maria Lax, shared with permission

Identified for experimenting with an assortment of in-camera strategies, photographer Maria Lax transforms quiet, nighttime vistas and frozen forests into fantastically coloured dreamscapes. She’s at all times been fascinated by the interaction of sunshine and colour, she tells Colossal, and following formal coaching in cinematography, has developed a definite fashion that vividly interprets the skin world.

Lighting and filters produce the kaleidoscopic vary that overlays Lax’s photographs, and the London-based photographer is conservative with tools. “I typically shoot in distant places in troublesome circumstances—a few of these photographs had been shot in temperatures reaching -30 C,” she says. “I work principally on my own when I’m on location, which implies my package is comparatively minimal and nimble in order that I can carry it on my again even on longer hikes by way of the snow.”

For those who’re in London, Lax is exhibiting new pictures from April 19 to 24 at Open Doors Gallery, the place she additionally has limited-edition prints obtainable. She’s at present in progress on a second guide following her monograph, Some Sort of Heavenly Hearth, revealed by Setanta Books, and you’ll discover an archive of her work on Instagram.

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