Camera: Canon EOS 1Ds MKIII
Lens: Canon EF 16-35 mm. f/4.0L IS

The conception and definition of what art is will forever be debatable. We all probably will have a different view on the art-industry, although artist will argue that it is not an industry, but individuals creating unique pieces of work, - their creations. I myself come from a family of artist on my mothers side, her father being an artist as well as her youngest brother, and also his daughter, my cuisine. They all have made art their way of living being professional artist, whether it has been producing drawings, paintings or sculptures.

With this in mind, I can comfortably tell you that not all what they produce in the name of art would be something I would want to have in my home. But some of the stuff is really really awesome, meaning it is a beautiful creation or a well-thought-out piece. I like pretty and well crafted art, not the ugly disturbing kind, although this might very well fall in between the lines drawing the definition of art. The, to me, pretty art-stuff often has a small twist to it that makes me smile, - like a small bronze sculpture my uncle made some years ago portraying a pie-balded cow. The dark spots were simply hollow parts in the cows body, not a surface with different structure or color, very clever I think, and it makes me smile for some reason.

This morning I had another early rise to watch the sun-rise in this truly spectacular place in the Western Sahara. Here I where surrounded by endless rows of sand-dunes as far as my eyes would reach. Sand-dunes are what we normally think Sahara to be, myself included, still a significant part of the Saharan surface actually has gravel and rock on it, but this was the exact conception of a desert, sand-dunes and sunshine.

I truly felt like I was looking at one of natures biggest pieces of art, a collection of beautiful sculptures, - all laid out in front of me to behold and enjoy. Each dune had it´s very own expression, a unique shape and surface-structure. I also take pleasure in the thought that these dunes, these pieces of art, is forever changing. They will only exist in the same shape and form for a tiny fraction of time, literally chancing from minute to minute, and no one will ever experience the same dune again. The weather will change them endlessly, wind and humidity having the strongest impact here.

Today the dunes had a special visual impact, the surfaces and the structure being different and uncommon as a result of the resent rainfall, compacting the sand in a another manner than normal due to the humidity.

Even though we all might have our own opinion on the definition of art, - I like to believe that we can all agree that this is amongst one of natures greatest creations of art. Bellow you will find the first part of a collection of portraits I did of the dunes that unique peaceful morning in the Western Sahara.