Geoff Winningham is an American photographer that lives and teaches in Houston, Texas.

I chose this image because it's black and white and it gives the glimpse at an idyllic summer in Austin, Texas.

The composition of the picture is interesting. Winningham opted to include two subjects, a woman and a sailboat, in the frame. Each in opposite corners. The woman is shielded by tree foliage, while the boat is in open waters. The leaves separate the two subjects, but they also change the dynamic. Instead of there being just water and waves between the two, the leaves, which keeps the picture more interesting. Not to mention it gives the woman a sense of secrecy or exclusivity, even though we know that the leaves only do that from this higher angle.

I liked this picture because of the mood it has. It makes me think of summer. The sailboat in the top right and the woman about to skinny dip in the bottom left depict what Austin is like. Or was like. The whole "keep austin weird" and people enjoying the various bodies of water in and near the city. I also liked how he didn't give the water that much prominence. It would've been easy to get mostly water between the two subjects, but instead there is a lot more of the tree