“THE Castle (like THE Ohio State)”
Location: Schwangau, Germany
Date: February 2020
Photographer: Madison Hyer
Affiliation: Graduate student
Home Country: United States
Category: Places
Award: Honorable Mention
2024 International Photography Exhibition
“It was a cold, wet day in February, tucked away in the foothills of the alps. It had just finished raining. The only semblance of warmth came from recalling the hot bowl of gulaschsuppe I had earlier for lunch at a Tyrolean restaurant on route between Innsbruck, Austria and Schwangau, Germany. My friends and I had just finished touring Neuschwanstein Castle and picked up some schmalzkuchen to enjoy from a street vendor on our walk back to the car when I captured this scene of the castle nestled in the mountains, surrounded by fog. [Equipment: Mamiya 645 Pro TL, 300mm f/5.6 N ULD, Kodak Portra 400]”