Source: CIOB / Art of Building photographic competition
One of the shortlisted images. See the gallery below for the complete set.
Photo title: Kunststück
Photographer’s name: Pegova Olya
Where was it taken: Russia
Photographer from: Russia
Camera used: Canon 7D
Photographer’s statement: “In the past, faux facades were rare and temporary interventions in urban spaces, but today they have become a part of the city landscape, only being changed from time to time.”
Twelve images of buildings shortlisted for a £1,500 international photography prize have been revealed.
They have been whittled down from thousands of entries from across the globe, with the finalists hailing from countries including the UK, India and Peru.
The public are now invited to vote for their favourite.
The contest, run by the Chartered Institute of Building, is now in its tenth year. There are two prizes of £1,500: the public choice and the judges’ award.
Photo title: Muralla Roja | Photographer's name: Agnese Sanvito | Where was it taken: Spain | Photographer from: London, UK | Camera used: Canon 5D Mark III | Photographer's statement: “When I photographed La Muralla Roja, it felt like being in a De Chirico painting for the dreamlike feel of the place. This image encapsulates for me the sense of light and colour in photography that I enjoy most, and which are important to my work. The blue frame offers a cinematic view as entering into a new dimension and the soft tones of the early morning light captures the calmness and quietness of the building in its setting.”
Source: CIOB / Art of Building photographic competition
Photo title: Axonometry | Photographer's name: Grzegorz Tatar | Where was it taken: Poland | Photographer from: Poland | Camera used: Phantom 4 Pro | Photographer's statement: “This is an aerial view one of the underground entrance to the National Forum of Music in Wroclaw. It is an excellent example of axonometry in architecture.”
Source: CIOB / Art of Building photographic competition
Photo title: Eiffel Bridge | Photographer's name: Jose Pessoa Neto | Where was it taken: Portugal | Photographer from: Portugal | Camera used: Canon EOS 550D | Photographer's statement: “People were waiting for the street festival ‘Senhora da Agonia’, one of the biggest in Portugal. From the street I saw these beautiful silhouettes, the bridge, the green crosses and the building behind in harmony.”
Source: CIOB / Art of Building photographic competition
Photo title: Colourful Mixture | Photographer's name: Volker Sander | Where was it taken: Hamburg, Germany | Photographer from: Germany | Camera used: Pentax K1 Mark III | Photographer's statement: “This picture shows the peaceful coexistence of old and new architecture. The buildings don´t fit together, but they are not fighting against each other. They show the creative development in the City centre.”
Source: CIOB / Art of Building photographic competition
Photo title: Bank | Photographer's name: Jonathan Walland | Where was it taken: London, UK | Photographer from: London, UK | Camera used: Fujifilm X-T2 + 23mm f/2 | Photographer's statement: “I use minimalism as a method of enabling clarity. My process eliminates distraction, keeping the viewer focused on the purest elements of photography; form, light, texture and the way these components amalgamate.”
Source: CIOB / Art of Building photographic competition
Photo title: Bexhill Promenade Shelter | Photographer's name: Adam Regan | Where was it taken: Bexhill, UK | Photographer from: UK | Camera used: Nikon D800e | Photographer's statement: “It is an elegant and appealing solution to a mundane problem.”
Source: CIOB / Art of Building photographic competition
Photo title: Sea and Humans | Photographer's name: David Martin Huamani Bedoya | Where was it taken: Peru | Photographer from: Peru | Camera used: Canon 5D Mark II | Photographer's statement: “The intervention of man in nature is not always bad. The photo shows the tranquillity of nature and a balcony from where people can better appreciate it.”
Source: CIOB / Art of Building photographic competition
Photo title: Metrostation | Photographer's name: Alexandr Bormotin | Where was it taken: Moscow, Russia | Photographer from: Russia | Camera used: Canon 6D Mark II | Photographer's statement: “The new Moscow metro station is made in a futuristic style.”
Source: CIOB / Art of Building photographic competition
Photo title: Fish | Photographer's name: Pedro Luis Ajuriaguerra Saiz | Where was it taken: Valencia, Spain | Photographer from: Spain | Camera used: Sony Alpha 9 | Photographer's statement: “Due to the reflection of the water at night, the architecture of the buildings shows us the figure of a fish, perhaps prehistoric with its heart still alive.”
Source: CIOB / Art of Building photographic competition
Photo title: Skywards | Photographer's name: Debdatta Chakraborty | Where was it taken: Prague, Czech Republic | Photographer from: Kolkata, India | Camera used: Nikon D750 | Photographer's statement: “The House of the Black Madonna is a cubist building in the
Source: CIOB / Art of Building photographic competition
Photo title: At work | Photographer's name: Volker Sander | Where was it taken: Abu Dhabi | Photographer from: Germany | Camera used: Pentax K5 | Photographer's statement: “The photo is an example of needful interaction between humans and buildings. Without the busy people cleaning the giant glass frames of the tower the building would look quite ugly.”
Source: CIOB / Art of Building photographic competition
Photo title: Kunststück
Photographer's name: Pegova Olya
Where was it taken: Russia
Photographer from: Russia
Camera used: Canon 7D
Photographer's statement: “In the past, faux facades were rare and temporary interventions in urban spaces, but today they have become a part of the city landscape, only being changed from time to time.”
Source: CIOB / Art of Building photographic competition
Caroline Gumble, chief executive of the CIOB, said the range of images this year was “spectacular”.
She added: “This selection of photographs explores the remarkable creativity and variation of the built world, its power to affect our lives and its importance in our cultures.”
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