Duncan Rawlinson photographed this aerial view of a red-and-white navigation marker standing alone on the frozen surface of the 1000 Islands, Ontario, Canada. The high-key winter scene reduces the frame to white ice, dark open water, and the small vertical structure that guides boats in warmer months. A single crack runs through the foreground ice, adding a diagonal line to the otherwise flat, minimalist composition. The muted tones and spare geometry emphasize the cold and the isolation of the frozen river. This photograph was made with a drone, capturing the marker from directly above as it waits out the winter locked in ice.
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