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Phil Douglis | all galleries >> Galleries >> Gallery Sixty Three: Dimensions of grandeur – larger than life travel imagery > Winter Storm, Jackson, Wyoming, 2008
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11-OCT-2008

Winter Storm, Jackson, Wyoming, 2008

We don’t expect to find a sense of grandeur in a street scene. Yet it is here, in this image of a single man struggling against the forces of nature. An impressive image is one that instills a lingering memory. When I look at this image, I feel the bitter winds of a winter storm sweeping through the tunnels of the covered boardwalks that line the streets of Jackson, Wyoming. I found this man trying to keep his balance. He has just staggered out of the snow and on to the sheltered, leaf-littered boardwalk. He can barely keep his footing – his head bends against the force of the wind tunnel he has entered, his hands are buried in his pockets. There is a sense of grandeur in his valiant personal struggle against the elements here. It is not only impressive. It is universal.

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Phil Douglis29-Feb-2012 18:15
Thanks, Chris -- I did indeed conceive this image as a contrast between the leaf strewn boardwalk in the foreground, and the snow swept bank in the background. The man seems to be caught between them.
Chris Sofopoulos29-Feb-2012 09:33
In this image I love the depth of field and the two different planes (background and foreground). Absolutely beautiful!
Phil Douglis18-Oct-2008 23:42
I keep coming back to this theme of man's relationship to nature. I have an entire gallery devoted to it ( seehttp://www.pbase.com/pnd1/man_and_nature ) No matter how much we bring to the table, nature always seems to trump us. This image could be the poster child for that gallery. But it also functions as an example of grandeur because it is about something that is universal, and larger than all of us -- man's struggle against the overwhelming force of nature. Thanks for stressing that point, Tim.

Tim May18-Oct-2008 22:30
There are so many representations here of how man tries to tame nature, Trash, boots, banks and trust, covered sidewalks, yet, nature still has its power.
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