First Place Objects

Rhonda Forsberg
Kapaa, Hawaii

 My winning image "The Offering" is from a body of work I call "Re:constructions". This group of  images began with a vision of narrative and symbolism based on objects and images from memory. Through imagery my intention is to reconstruct the past, interfere with it and situate it into present so that my viewer might experience their own emotion with the hope that the metaphor and connection will follow.

I grew up in the Pacific Northwest where I owned a commercial studio for 12 years. I hold a BFA in photography and have exhibited work both nationally and internationally. I recently moved to the beautiful island of Kauai in the middle of the Pacific Ocean where I continue to experience my
life one frame at a time.