The Art of Building photography competition announces 2021 winners
20/01/2022.
Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)
metalocus, JAVIER ARIAS
metalocus, JAVIER ARIAS
One more year, the photography contest Art of Building photography received photographs of buildings around the globe were celebrated by 2021's submissions.
The international competition is led by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Open to both professional and amateur photographers, the competition aims to "showcase for the very best digital photography of the built environment."
Since 2010, photographers have been selected by a jury that selects 12 of the very best submissions. Two photographers are then selected to receive the Judges’ Choice and the Public’s Choice.
Below are this years winners and a selection of shortlisted.
The international competition is led by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB). Open to both professional and amateur photographers, the competition aims to "showcase for the very best digital photography of the built environment."
Since 2010, photographers have been selected by a jury that selects 12 of the very best submissions. Two photographers are then selected to receive the Judges’ Choice and the Public’s Choice.
Below are this years winners and a selection of shortlisted.
"The Skyscraper" Photographer: Mikhail Proskalov/Image courtesy of The Art of Building. Photographer's Comments: "Based in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. The Lakhta Center is 462 meters tall."
"Luminosity" Photographed by Joebel Garcisto. Camera used: Sony A7R III. Image courtesy of the Art of Building photography competition.
Bizkaia Bridge Photographer: Pedro Luis Ajuriaguerra Saiz Camera used: Sony ALPHA a7 RIV ILCE-7RM4Photographer's Comments: The Bizkaia Bridge, also known as the Hanging Bridge, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2006, it was built by Ferdinand Arnodin, a direct disciple of Eiffel, in 1893. Located in the final section of the Bilbao Route, right in the place where the sea meets the Nervión, this spectacular iron structure joins the neighbourhood of Las Arenas and Portugalete.
Roof Photographer: Andrzej Bochenski Photographer's Comments: A traditional wooden roof stretches over a huge public space. Zanzibar, Tanzania
Engrenages. Photographer: Gina Soden. Camera used:Nikon D850. Photographer's Comments: An unusual concrete tiled staircase in an abandoned manor.
The Split. Photographer: Camellia Staab. Photographer's Comments: The view of the Capitol building as seen through an alleyway. The comparison of the old and the new.
When the important is the shadow. Photographer: Roberto Bueno. Camera Used:Hasselblad L1D-20C. Photographer's Comments: The shadow created for a low sunlight show us the real structure of this bridge
Night-time Glossy Arch. Photographer: Pati John. Camera used: Iphone 7. Photographer's Comments: It is never too late to see beautiful architecture. It can always be found, what you are looking for, all you need to do is to have your eyes wide open to be ready to see all those fantastic, repeated pattern of Dutch style architecture. It was my birthday when I decided to take a photographic walk through the city full of items of my favourite genre: architecture.
Skating towards stardom. Photographer: Desmond Chien Yew Ngu. Photographer's Comments: An open space with a design that features a canopy of stars opened up to skaters to enjoy their leisure activity.
"Life Through History". Photographer: Sk Rahaman Hossain. Image courtesy of the Art of Building photography competition. Photographer's Comments: "Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi, India. I waited here for one and half hours to take this shot. What I wanted for the composition was a person, it was a winter’s morning and nobody was around. Suddenly I see an old lady and when she sat down at the edge of water I captured this photo..."
Judges' Choice Winner
The skyscraper
Photographer: Mikhail Proskalov
Camera used:Mavic 2 Pro Drone
Photographer's Comments:
Based in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. The Lakhta center is 462 meters tall.
Public's Choice Winner
Life Through History
Photographer: Sk Rahaman Hossain
Camera used: Nikon D5300
Photographer's Comments:
Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi, India. I waited here for one and half hours to take this shot. What I wanted for the composition was a person, it was a winter’s morning and nobody was around. Suddenly I see an old lady and when she sat down at the edge of water I captured this photo. This splendid mausoleum was built in the memory of Emperor Humayun, the second Mughal ruler to ascend the throne, it stands as a magnificent testament to the style of Mughal royal mausoleums. It is the first of the grand dynastic garden-tombs. It was completed in 1572 AD under the patronage of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, the third Mughal ruler and Humayun’s son. Located in Nizamuddin, East Dehli, Humayun’s tomb or Makbara-e -Humayun is one of the best preserved Mughal monuments and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993.
The skyscraper
Photographer: Mikhail Proskalov
Camera used:Mavic 2 Pro Drone
Photographer's Comments:
Based in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. The Lakhta center is 462 meters tall.
Public's Choice Winner
Life Through History
Photographer: Sk Rahaman Hossain
Camera used: Nikon D5300
Photographer's Comments:
Humayun’s Tomb, Delhi, India. I waited here for one and half hours to take this shot. What I wanted for the composition was a person, it was a winter’s morning and nobody was around. Suddenly I see an old lady and when she sat down at the edge of water I captured this photo. This splendid mausoleum was built in the memory of Emperor Humayun, the second Mughal ruler to ascend the throne, it stands as a magnificent testament to the style of Mughal royal mausoleums. It is the first of the grand dynastic garden-tombs. It was completed in 1572 AD under the patronage of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, the third Mughal ruler and Humayun’s son. Located in Nizamuddin, East Dehli, Humayun’s tomb or Makbara-e -Humayun is one of the best preserved Mughal monuments and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993.
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2021.
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Mikhail Proskalov, Sk Rahaman Hossain, Joebel Garcisto, Camellia Staab, Gina Soden, Pedro Luis Ajuriaguerra Saiz, Kirill Kolosov, Desmond Chien Yew Ngu, Yulia Nevskaya, Andrzej Bochenski, Roberto Bueno, Pati John.
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