{"product_id":"ripples-of-the-okavango","title":"Ripples of the Okavango","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left; background: white;\"\u003e\u003ci style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eWinner at the Centurion Art Association Annual Artist of the Year Award 2026 in the category Photography.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;\"\u003eI am drawn to spontaneous moments when travelling in nature, moments that are not planned, but simply appear and invite you to look.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eWhile travelling through the Okavango Delta in Botswana, I saw this boat moving away from us in the still water, and I captured the moment as it happened. Its wake breaks the reflections on the surface, creating repetitive lines and shifting shapes that transform the water into an abstract composition.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left; background: white;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;\"\u003eFor me, the photograph reflects the theme Reflections both literally and visually. The water holds a reflection of the world around it, while the movement of the boat constantly changes and distorts that reflection. It is a reminder that reflections are never completely still; they shift with movement, light and perspective.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"left\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;\"\u003eTravelling through wild places allows me to experience these fleeting moments and the camera in my hand gives me a way to expressing what I see and feel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Helena Stuart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56180137230658,"sku":"HS20260908PH001","price":500.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0875\/9656\/4802\/files\/RipplesoftheOkavango-sighned.jpg?v=1789838268","url":"https:\/\/www.spektra-art.co.za\/products\/ripples-of-the-okavango","provider":"Spektra Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}