Meander star
- 📍 Location : Côte de Jor, Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère, Dordogne, France
- 📅 Date : November 2025, sunrise
From the Côte de Jor, high above the Dordogne valley, the river below traces one of its slow, looping meanders through a patchwork of pasture and freshly ploughed fields, autumn colour still holding in the hedgerows and treelines. I was there for sunrise on November 13, 2025, and timed the shot for the exact moment the sun cleared the far ridge, letting it collapse into the tight, six-pointed flare you get from a small aperture right as a point of light breaks the horizon.
That flare is really the second subject of the photograph: the river gives the composition its curve, but the sunstar is what gives it its name. A few degrees earlier or later and the whole effect disappears.
Awards & Recognition
- European Photography Awards, 2026: Silver Winner, Fine Art Photography – Landscape
- European Photography Awards, 2026: Silver Winner, Fine Art Photography – Panorama
