Unsplash Awards 2024 Nominee

Holden Baxter

A black and white photo of a car on a race track

Porsche Sprint Cup at Circuit of the America's

water flowing from the rocks towards the sea

vehicle pass through road surrounded with pine trees

Some days just call for peace, solitude and rest. As I took a day of rest to myself, I headed up a long and bumpy road in the Rock Mountains to sit and reflect, taking in the beauty around me. Sitting at the top, a mist covered the peaks and two bikers emerged, sitting in the mountain views. Coming across these strangers, my eye caught this perfect shot and this is the result....

After a night spent camping in the high mountains of Colorado, we found ourselves packing up and leaving early as high winds snapped our tent in half. Cutting our losses, we headed back into Denver. As we made our journey back, we caught a glimpse of an unbeatable sunrise as it beamed over the horizon of the mountain roads. This is the result…

On a 3,000 mile plus roadtrip, we reached one of our final destinations, Big Sur, CA. However, when we got there it was very late and we had no place to stay. We ended up camping out on the side of the road, listening to the waves crash as we tried to get some rest. Waking up to the sun gleaming through our windows, we decided to chase the sunrise and this is only a snapshot of the amazing view that we saw that morning…