"White Sands National Monument" © Jesse Chehak
"To understand the word landscape within photographic practice I personally need to see the word as a description of what surrounds us. For me landscape photography should not be seen only as a view created from a pre-defined genre specific distance. It should be a reflection, a documentation of the landscape of our environment, immediate or distanced, urban or rural, populated or unpopulated. By adopting this understanding I feel that as a genre, landscape photography can be evolved, expanded, redefined and explored with a new eye and a sense of visual experimentation."
Grant Scott (judge on the 100 Mile Radius competition)