Joel Leske, Swirling sands (BLACK & WHITE 2023)

These three images show the impact of rough seas on the sand below. In the first image, a wave starts to grow as it moves towards the shore, pulling clouds of sand towards it. The second image shows the wave as it passes through the frame. Sand is being stirred up behind the wave and creates a stunning texture. The final image in this series shows the process starting again. Huge plumes of sand are swirling throughout the water as it is being pulled out and the array of textures and contrast is astounding. Originally captured and entered as a colour image, I found a new perspective when looking at them in black and white and wanted to enter them into this category. You can get lost in these images and forget you are looking at our oceans. They show our oceans really are art.

Images have been resized for web display, which may cause some loss of image quality. Note: Original high-resolution images are used for judging.