Crazy River

The photographs in this series are all about the scenery along the Rio Tinto in Spain.

We were drawn to the extraordinary patterns and textures created by the continuous natural and historical pollution caused by mining upstream, going back to the Roman era.

Due to this, the water is very acid and has an orange to red tint in the dry season, while the colorful deposits of minerals and metals in mud and on stones give the scenery an otherworldly look that resembles nothing we usually associate with landscapes that we are familiar with.

Abstract landscape photography of the Rio Tinto in Andalucia, Spain. — Crazy River V

Landscape photography of the Rio Tinto in Andalucia, Spain. — Mixed Up World - Where water is air and air is land...

Intimate landscape photography of the Rio Tinto in Andalucia, Spain — Crazy River II

Golden light on the Rio Tinto in Andalucia, Spain — Crazy River VII

Photographs of the Crazy River series are on display at the Nobody & Friends Art Gallery in Antwerp from March 3rd until March 27th 2022.

You can view the entire series also by clicking here.

Fine Art prints are available through our website here.

landscape, exhibitionKarin De Winter16 March 2022abstract, nature, europe, spain, andalusia, rio tinto, photography, texture, pollution, colorful, natural patterns

Treescapes

nature, abstractKarin De Winter20 April 2019europe, utrechtse heuvelrug, bark, tree, abstract, nature

Introspection

Before night falls on the tiny island of Helgoland, a Northern gannet (Morus bassanus) is going to rest on the steep cliffs and starts grooming its feathers in the soft evening light.

Northern gannet covering up his head with his feathers before going to rest for the night.

wildlifeKarin De Winter28 June 2017bird, helgoland, morus bassanus, sulidae, seabird, northern gannet, europe, nature, wildlife, nature europe

The Unfortunate One

A leopard seal (Hydrurga leptonyx) catches an Adelie penguin in the icy waters off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula near Gourdin Island. Leopard seals - also called sea leopards - are the second largest species of seals in Antarctica. Their latin name "Hydrurga" means "water worker". They patrol the waters near the edges of the ice, almost completely submerged, and wait for a penguin to enter the ocean. The leopard seal then grabs its prey and kills it by shaking the penguin vigorously and beating it against the surface of the water repeatedly.

Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) can only be found on the Antarctic coast. They are one of the most southernly living of all seabird species. After they were first discovered in 1840, they were named after the wife of a French explorer, hence the name Adelie. Their swimming speed mounts up to an eight km per hour.

wildlifeKarin De Winter2 January 2017adelie, penguin, antarctica, wildlife, nature, seal, ice, polar, leopard seal

New Chick In Town

South Georgia, Salisbury Plain, King penguin chicks (Aptenodytes patagonicus) in profile. During the first thirty to fourty days of their lives the chicks stay in close vicinity to and under the guarding of their parents. After that period, the chicks have grown much bigger, and at that time a king penguin chick can keep itself warm and protect itself against most predators.

They then form a group with other chicks, also called crèches. These penguin crèches are guarded by only a few adult king penguins, while the other birds go out to forage at sea. By that time the chicks become more curious and start to explore their surroundings.

Here on South Georgia, like this one, the chicks of the king penguins are very inquisitive and observant when it comes to visitors.

wildlifeKarin De Winter28 December 2016penguin, king penguin, penguin chick, south georgia, nature, wildlife, polar region, bird, seabird

The Seal Effect

Two elephant seal pups (Mirounga leonina) playfighting on the beach of Gold Harbor, South Georgia. When they grow up, these fightings get more serious. Territorial fights between adult male elephant seals include inflicting bites through their thick seal skin. These two adult males started a fight in the water next to a shipwreck in the old Harbour of Grytviken, South Georgia. The fight ended undecided with one of the males retreating to open waters.

wildlifeKarin De Winter24 November 2016south georgia, elephant seal, marine, wildlife, nature, playfight