Not Only Are These Big Waves,

they are huge photographs,    

 printed at 150 x 100 cm (nearly 6 feet by 3.3 feet), the color and black-and-white images show the dramatic shapes and dynamic textures of open water when agitated by major weather events,above  “Maelstrom 9” (2016)

  the photographs are from maser photographer Luke Shadbolt “Acquiesce 5” (2017)

 in a statement on the artist’s website, the Maelstrom series is described as “a cursory glimpse of the exchange, cycle and balance of power fundamental to the functioning of our planet and its oceans… Maelstrom encourages the viewer to reflect upon our own naivety and place as a species within the greater natural balance of power.”

“Acquiesce 2” (2017)

   “Maelstrom 1” (2016)

“Maelstrom 3” (2016)

“Maelstrom 5” (2016)

“North Avoca 1” (2016)

“Maelstrom 4” (2016)

“Maelstrom 8” (2016), Shadbolt is represented by Michael Reid Gallery in Sydney and Berlin, You can explore more of his dramatic photographs on Instagram and Facebook, what a stunning series of photographs.