Piece description from the artist
Location: Waikiki Beach, Cape Disappointment, WA 2021
On a family trip to the coast, we drove up to this amazing scene by Waikiki Beach in Cape Disappointment. I call this piece "Luna Decepción". Deception or deceptive moon as I repositioned and edited the moon from a picture from earlier in the day. I felt it added balance to the empty sky. I rarely alter or add anything to my images, but I felt this one was calling for it.
The cape was named on July 6, 1788, by British fur trader John Meares. He was sailing south from Nootka Island, Canada, in search of trade. He mistook the mouth of the Columbia River to be a bay, which the ship could not enter due to a shallow shoal. Just missing the discovery of the river mentioned by Francisco Antonio Mourelle, he named them Cape Disappointment and Deception Bay.2 George Vancouver credits John Meares in his account when he saw Cape Disappointment on April 27, 1792.
San Herman López is a fine art photographer for whom the camera is the culmination of a lifelong visual journey. His artistic practice was ignited in childhood with a simple 35mm film camera, a gift from his mother, who became his first subject and instilled in him the belief that photography could capture profound joy and connection.
This foundation evolved through decades of work as a graphic artist and graffiti writer, disciplines that permanently shaped his eye for composition, bold geometry, and layered texture. In 2015, he made a definitive commitment to photography, channeling this multidisciplinary vision into a focused pursuit of the definitive image.
Now based in Sacramento, California, San, a.k.a Sanzei, approaches the vast and varied landscapes of the American West with the same disciplined eye he brought to the coasts of South Florida and the forests of the Pacific Northwest. Beaches, cityscapes, mountain vistas, and desert terrain become complex graphic arrangements in his hands, each image seeking the precise interplay of light, shadow, and form that transcends documentation to evoke feeling and narrative.
His work is available through TurningArt, Saatchi Art, and Fine Art America, and can be explored further at sanzeiphotography.com.
Instagram: @SanzeiPhotography
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