This is my beautiful wife, expecting our first son.
Here is my idea for the concept of the photo:
"A silhouette on a beautiful summer day on a Finnish heath, looking confidently towards the future!"
This Black-and-White version was preferred because of the wonderful contrast. Although the actual colors were beautiful too, with a bright blue sky, the green tall grass and purple flowers in the meadow.
This image conveys hope, strength, positivity and self-confidence. It reflects the contrast between "bringing new life" and "the tensions in the world" in which that new life will grow up.
The picture itself was taken in Northern Karelia, the region against the Russian border. This adds to the contrast, given the current entanglements.
We had to wait quite a while until the sun had sunk far enough so that I got the perfect backlight to create the silhouette. I positioned my wife on top of a small hill, this way I was able to completely separate her from the background and got the composition I had in mind.
I am Sam, a travel-minded Belgian and dad of two very cute but mischievous boys.
Together with my Finnish wife, we live in the South of Spain. My photography is a compilation of moments from our personal lives, from distant travels and sights from the places we..
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