While on a hunting and fishing trip with her fiance’s family at Three Forks Ranch, just outside of Steamboat Colorado, Mara Millich decided to photograph the wild and strange landscape that surrounded her; she came away with a striking collection of images now put together in an unforgettable series entitled, Elevated.
Millich studied photography at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and first gained recognition for her work when she submitted the above image to a university contest for the School of Art and Design. Students had to submit a photograph that showed a puzzle or an enigma, Millich’s won first prize, inspiring her decision to go forward with her own showcase. In a statement taken from her website, she says of the photograph, "It was taken just as a storm rolled over the mountains. The moment itself felt as if it was stage by some sort of ethereal being. The wind stopped, the birds quit singing, and the clouds exhaled this perfect ray of light above a bend in the river."