Architectural - Amateur

Auditorio de Tenerife III Jens Winkler
Germany

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Auditorio de Tenerife III"
The emblematic Auditorio in Santa Cruz de Tenerife



High Heels Judy M. King
USA

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"High Heels"
An aspect of Little Island's tulip piles in NYC



Bench Colin Page
UK

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

"Bench"
A bench outside my granddaughters school



Mixing It Up Karen Hanley Colbert
USA

Honorable Mention

"Mixing It Up"



Lighthouse Chris Blincoe
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Lighthouse"



Aqua Profile Beth Buelow
USA

Honorable Mention

"Aqua Profile"
A late afternoon profile of the curvaceous Aqua Tower in downtown Chicago



Building Blocks Sue Trower
UK

Honorable Mention

"Building Blocks"



Going Sven Svenson
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Going"
To the horizon



Tiger & Turtle 2022 Patrick Betthaus
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Tiger & Turtle 2022"
The photo, which was taken at the end of 2022, shows the large sculpture called ‘Tiger & Turtle’.



Across 6th Avenue, NYC Alan Gaynor
USA

Honorable Mention

"Across 6th Avenue, NYC"
The architecture of the city interrupted by nature



Cass Street Bridge Chuck Campbell
USA

Honorable Mention

"Cass Street Bridge"
Cass Street Bridge Tampa FL



I'm Still Standing Catherine Page
Canada

Honorable Mention

"I'm Still Standing"
A home on the Alberta prairies barely maintains it's upright structure



Brutalism 2 Brian Jones
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Brutalism 2"
Brutalism 2



Swirls in Metal Joseph Smith
USA

Honorable Mention

"Swirls in Metal"
Cleveland Clinic, Las Vegas, NV



LaRochelle Patterns Karen Safer
USA

Honorable Mention

"LaRochelle Patterns"
Staircases Series



Building 2 Luigi Greco
Italy

Honorable Mention

"Building 2"



Tempodrom Berlin Jens Winkler
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Tempodrom Berlin"
The emblematic Tempodrom in Berlin



Downward Spiral Larry Bean
USA

Honorable Mention

"Downward Spiral"
Huntley, Montana 2023



Winton Gallery Ceiling #7 Christian Meermann
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Winton Gallery Ceiling #7"
An abstract architecture shot taken at the Winton Gallery in the Science Museum in London.



New wave Maik Koerhuis
Germany

Honorable Mention

"New wave"
The Wave, a building in Vejle, Denmark



Adobe Shadows Chuck Campbell
USA

Honorable Mention

"Adobe Shadows"
Adobe Shadows



Stairwell Robert Bolton
UK

Honorable Mention

"Stairwell"
Looking up at the Museum of Modern Art, Collioure, France.



Perspective Amy J. Schultz
USA

Nominee

"Perspective"
Berlin, Germany



Skyscraper Andreas Torsten Schuler
Germany

Nominee

"Skyscraper"
Skyscraper. The "Himmelsstürmer" observation tower was built in a unique wooden structure in 2014.



Guide in the storm Andrew Jones
UK

Nominee

"Guide in the storm"
Capture of the lighthouse in Donaghadee, Northern Ireland, reflected in puddles following the storms



Chicago Escape Andrew Jones
UK

Nominee

"Chicago Escape"
Capture of the iconic fire escapes in Chicago



Light Works Anne Eigen
USA

Nominee

"Light Works"
Expressed by the Light



The Planetarium Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee

"The Planetarium"



Curves and Shadows Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee

"Curves and Shadows"



Two from Berlin Anne Grosse-Leege
Germany

Nominee

"Two from Berlin"
Great Invention



The staircase to the headquarter Lavazza Antonio Gesmundo
Italy

Nominee

"The staircase to the headquarter Lavazza"
The Nuvola was designed by the architect Cino Zucchi (Milan) for Lavazza



House of Music Antonio Bernardino Coelho
Portugal

Nominee

"House of Music"
House of Music, in Oporto, Portugal. Emblematic building by Dutch Architect Rem Koolhaas



Fractions Arndt Becker
Germany

Nominee

"Fractions"



Venetian Serenity Aubra Franklin
USA

Nominee

"Venetian Serenity"
Where history and beauty converge-the timeless allure of Venice



High Line Bike Barbara Beeman
USA

Nominee

"High Line Bike"
A lonely bicycle is lost during the pandemic



Grey Towers in Infrared Barry Good
USA

Nominee

"Grey Towers in Infrared"
One of the Older Buildings at a local University photographed in Infrared



Shadows and Clouds Beth Youmans
USA

Nominee

"Shadows and Clouds"



Urban Abstract Carolyn Edelstein
USA

Nominee

"Urban Abstract"



Fulton Street Charlotte Turner
USA

Nominee

"Fulton Street"



Industrial Architeture Christian Meermann
Germany

Nominee

"Industrial Architeture"
Taken at a derelict Steel Mill in the Ruhr, Germany.



Metaphysical Christophe Matsacos
Cyprus

Nominee

"Metaphysical"
Analog film. Pure geometry and the intensity of light engage the viewer in non-objective and abstract perception.



Passage Christophe Matsacos
Cyprus

Nominee

"Passage"
Analog film. An alley at night in the old city of Yazd, Iran. Through the lens of the camera, time and reality become distorted.



Metaphysical Christophe Matsacos
Cyprus

Nominee

"Metaphysical"
Analog. Yazd's holly place pure geometry and intensity of light engage in metaphysical perception..



Lello Bookstore Porto Chuck Campbell
USA

Nominee

"Lello Bookstore Porto"
Lello Bookstore Porto Portugal



Frankfurt Damaso Avila
Spain

Nominee

"Frankfurt"
The Maine River runs through the city of Frankfurt in Germany. The skyline of said city presents a b



Waves Damaso Avila
Spain

Nominee

"Waves"
"Waves" building in Vejle (Denmark)



Stairway To Nowhere Daniel Sudberg
USA

Nominee

"Stairway To Nowhere"
A different perspective of a stairway on the outside of a building.



Freedom Soars Dave Cohen
USA

Nominee

"Freedom Soars"



Find Me Dave Cohen
USA

Nominee

"Find Me"



Desert pattern David Coken
USA

Nominee

"Desert pattern"
Tucson desert museum



Spruce House Kiva Don Jacobson
USA

Nominee

"Spruce House Kiva"
Mesa Verde National Park, CO



Stop and Stair Doug Chuka
USA

Nominee

"Stop and Stair"
Gateway National Park, St. Louis, Missouri



Alone Dragos Mandache
Spain

Nominee

"Alone"
I reach far and wide



Take Flight Emma Tager
USA

Nominee

"Take Flight"



Quadrilaterals Emo Gene
Canada

Nominee

"Quadrilaterals"
Symmetry using geometric shapes found in architecture.



Water Works Francesco Lepre
Canada

Nominee

"Water Works"
Image of RC Harris Water Plant



Campo Baeza Francisco Ortega
Spain

Nominee

"Campo Baeza"
Museo de la Memoria de Andalucía designed by Alberto Campo Baeza.



Dde Singel Antwerpen 01 Frank Loddenkemper
Germany

Nominee

"Dde Singel Antwerpen 01"
“de Singel” in Antwerp is a cultural and art center for contemporary art



Provinzregierung Antwerpen IV Frank Loddenkemper
Germany

Nominee

"Provinzregierung Antwerpen IV"
Building of the provincial government of Antwerp



FF_XX_E_A_2926 Frits Van de Reep
Netherlands

Nominee

"FF_XX_E_A_2926"
Van Abbe Museum Eindhoven The Netherlands



Disney Hall at Sunrise Gayle Pepper
USA

Nominee

"Disney Hall at Sunrise"
Early arrival at Disney Hall caught sun up.



Red Barn Gayle Pepper
USA

Nominee

"Red Barn"
Stunning in Black and White this Red Barn stands Proud



The Valley Henk Langerak
Netherlands

Nominee

"The Valley"
striking architecture in Amsterdam



Alone Ian Shand
New Zealand

Nominee

"Alone"
Patterns in modern architecture broken by a small group enjoying the sunshine. Honolulu, Hawai'i 2022



Car Park In Amsterdam Ivo Mateju
Czech Republic

Nominee

"Car Park In Amsterdam"



Sony Center - Berlin Jack Weingarten
USA

Nominee

"Sony Center - Berlin"
Sony Center - Berlin



Priest James Lindsay
UK

Nominee

"Priest"
Rome during covid



2 V´S James Patrick Conway
Brazil

Nominee

"2 V´S"



Under the Gate - Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA Jason Mullins
USA

Nominee

"Under the Gate - Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, CA"
Medium format film capture; Selenium-toned, silver gelatin print. Printed, and finished in my traditional wet darkroom.



Catedral de Sevilla Jeff Lucas
Canada

Nominee

"Catedral de Sevilla"
Golden ceiling, main nave, Seville Cathedral.



More London Place Jens Winkler
Germany

Nominee

"More London Place"
A couple passing in the rain in More London Place



Forum Tower, Potsdamer Platz Jens Winkler
Germany

Nominee

"Forum Tower, Potsdamer Platz"
The Forum Tower by Renzo Piano, one of the outstanding buildings on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin.



Park Street London Jens Winkler
Germany

Nominee

"Park Street London"
A significant building in London, the flowing shape of which was emphasized



The Cube Berlin Jens Winkler
Germany

Nominee

"The Cube Berlin"
The Cube, an architectural masterpiece next to the main station in Berlin



The Frame Jens Winkler
Germany

Nominee

"The Frame"
The Frame, one of the many architectural surprises in Dubai



International Barroco Museum Jorge Gaj
USA

Nominee

"International Barroco Museum"
Beutiful museum in Publa, Mexico



She Rises Joseph Smith
USA

Nominee

"She Rises"
Cleveland Clinic, Las Vegas, NV



A Wall Aglow Joseph Smith
USA

Nominee

"A Wall Aglow"
Cleveland Clinic, Las Vegas, NV



OMI Josh Sacks
USA

Nominee

"OMI"



Museu de les Sciences Valencia Juerg Vontobel
Switzerland

Nominee

"Museu de les Sciences Valencia"
Museu de les Sciences Valencia



Eye on Broad Karen Safer
USA

Nominee

"Eye on Broad"
Abstraction out of Art



Calatrava's Valencia Karen Safer
USA

Nominee

"Calatrava's Valencia"
Calatrava reinvented Valencia



Towerbel Karmen Orlic
Croatia

Nominee

"Towerbel"
ruins of church St Ivan Evangelista,Istria,Croatia



Duplicity Katherine Young
UK

Nominee

"Duplicity"
Shopping mall in Birmingham



Frequency Katherine Young
UK

Nominee

"Frequency"
Apartment building in London



Negative space Kenneth Tyson
USA

Nominee

"Negative space"



Phoenix rising Kenneth Tyson
USA

Nominee

"Phoenix rising"



Ribbons Kenneth Tyson
USA

Nominee

"Ribbons"



Back of Beyond Larry Bean
USA

Nominee

"Back of Beyond"
Shawmut, Montana 2021



Palisade Larry Bean
USA

Nominee

"Palisade"
Billings, Montana, 2023



Beckoning Balcony Leslie Goldman
USA

Nominee

"Beckoning Balcony"
Golden Beach Regalia, Miami, FL 2024



The case of the vanishing stairs Lezanne Gibbs
New Zealand

Nominee

"The case of the vanishing stairs"



Wrong Way Lilyan Aloma
USA

Nominee

"Wrong Way"
Manhattan Cityscape, Freedom Tower and Surroundings, New York City



Up and Down Lilyan Aloma
USA

Nominee

"Up and Down"
Double exposure, Looking East on 41st Street, New York City



The Spiral at the Museum Louis-Philippe Provost
Canada

Nominee

"The Spiral at the Museum"
The iconic staircase at the Art Gallery of Toronto.



Looking through the looking glass Lucy Lasky
USA

Nominee

"Looking through the looking glass"



When old meets new Lucy Hong Siek
Canada

Nominee

"When old meets new"



Building Luigi Greco
Italy

Nominee

"Building"



City and architecture 2 Luigi Greco
Italy

Nominee

"City and architecture 2"



Architecture Luigi Greco
Italy

Nominee

"Architecture"



Architecture 2 Luigi Greco
Italy

Nominee

"Architecture 2"



::: 40256 ::: Maik Koerhuis
Germany

Nominee

"::: 40256 :::"
where is my parking space number 40256?



Options Marina Ciottariello
Germany

Nominee

"Options"
In the church hall of the Hospital of the Holy Spirit in Lübeck, Germany.



Every Which Way Marlene Mendez
USA

Nominee

"Every Which Way"
Ravenel Bridge Abstract, Charleston, SC



Manchester Library Matthew Wilkinson
UK

Nominee

"Manchester Library"
Neoclassical Architecture of Manchester Central Library



Rising High Matthew Wilkinson
UK

Nominee

"Rising High"
Manchesters New High Risers



Deans Gate Towers Matthew Wilkinson
UK

Nominee

"Deans Gate Towers"
Deans Gate Towers, Manchester



Croatian Clock Michael Mannix
USA

Nominee

"Croatian Clock"
Time seems to have stopped in Split Croatia.



Snakes and ladders Michel Groleau
Canada

Nominee

"Snakes and ladders"



Day Parking Mike Eubanks
USA

Nominee

"Day Parking"
Inside a Parking Garage



Octagon Mirco Waterstradt
Germany

Nominee

"Octagon"
Building in Berlin



Brutalism Natalie Truchsess
Germany

Nominee

"Brutalism"
Wall of a brutalist mourning hall in Frankfurt am Main.



Stormy day Nicola Roberto
Italy

Nominee

"Stormy day"



Overflight Norbert Boeckmann
Germany

Nominee

"Overflight"



Streak Of Light Manhattan Paul Hetzel
USA

Nominee

"Streak Of Light Manhattan"



Burgau Backstreet Paul Herbert
UK

Nominee

"Burgau Backstreet "
A narrow backstreet in Burgau, Southern Portugal



Grounded Pekka Ala-Pietila
Finland

Nominee

"Grounded"
The photo belongs to a series of images under the title of "Dr. Heisenberg, me and the mean of life"



Deadend Pekka Ala-Pietila
Finland

Nominee

"Deadend"
The photo belongs to a series of images under the title of "Dr. Heisenberg, me and the mean of life"



Angles Penny Kennedy
New Zealand

Nominee

"Angles"



Sprinkenhof Peter Marxer
Liechtenstein

Nominee

"Sprinkenhof"
The Sprinkenhof is a nine-story office building in the style of brick expressionism and part of Hamb



Chiostro di San Michele Peter Marxer
Liechtenstein

Nominee

"Chiostro di San Michele"
Cloister of the monastery on the cemetery island of San Michele in Venice.



Factory Equipment Philip Segal
USA

Nominee

"Factory Equipment"
Factory Equipment



Political Storm, 2024 Radek von Hirschberg
Poland

Nominee

"Political Storm, 2024"
Parliament in Budapest taken in IR.



Parking building Rafael Perdomo
USA

Nominee

"Parking building"
Where to Park?



Smiling Building Rafael Perdomo
USA

Nominee

"Smiling Building"
Smiling Building



Winter Tracks Rebekah Helton
USA

Nominee

"Winter Tracks"
Traveling home in winter on the train while watching the snow fall.



Twin Peaks Robert Lie
Indonesia

Nominee

"Twin Peaks"
A picture of the beautiful Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UEA



Stairs Robert Bolton
UK

Nominee

"Stairs"
Stairs at the Museum of Modern Art, Collioure, France



Enter If You Dare Robert Bolton
UK

Nominee

"Enter If You Dare"
The entrance walkway to the Miho Museum, Japan designed by I.M. Pei



Vaults of Infinity Robin Zygelman
USA

Nominee

"Vaults of Infinity"
The majestic ceiling of the Sagrada Famila



Inisheer, Ireland Robin Downs
USA

Nominee

"Inisheer, Ireland"



Facade Rolf Hoesli
Switzerland

Nominee

"Facade"
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg



Way up Rolf Hoesli
Switzerland

Nominee

"Way up"
in the round tower, DK



A Different Perspective Ron Planche
Canada

Nominee

"A Different Perspective"



Aspiration Ron Planche
Canada

Nominee

"Aspiration "



A Fork in the Road Ron Planche
Canada

Nominee

"A Fork in the Road"
Brussels



Ascending Ron Planche
Canada

Nominee

"Ascending"
Gallery National du Quebec



A Bridge along the Road Ron Planche
Canada

Nominee

"A Bridge along the Road"
St. Catharines



Perspective Scott Eliot
USA

Nominee

"Perspective"
The durability of Vermont's 1908 Fisher Railroad Bridge



Checkmate Sebastien Hug
France

Nominee

"Checkmate"
A pale cathedral and a dark church play an eternal chess game in the french city of Moulins.



A Rainy Evening Shlomo Nezer
USA

Nominee

"A Rainy Evening"
A strret in Florence Italy



Steam Stefano Degli Esposti
Italy

Nominee

"Steam"
Funny vision of the Beekman Tower - New York (USA)



Staircase Steffen Ebert
Germany

Nominee

"Staircase"
staircase of an building with floors



Under the Bridge Stephen Buhagiar
Malta

Nominee

"Under the Bridge"
Calatrava's outstanding architectural design in Valencia



60% Chance of Umbrellas Steve Majsak
USA

Nominee

"60% Chance of Umbrellas"
The Umbrella Project in Elmhurst, Illinois



Muse Sue Trower
UK

Nominee

"Muse"
The huge window of the Museum of Liverpool gazes out over the Royal Docks



Urban Regeneration Sue Trower
UK

Nominee

"Urban Regeneration"
Bringing a derelict power station back to life for future generations



A Wall Tetuso Kaneko
Japan

Nominee

"A Wall"
Wall with a combination of diagonal lines



Wild Weather Beachboxes Thomas Kane
Australia

Nominee

"Wild Weather Beachboxes"
Sun, Rain and Wind were fighting for supremacy, but it was worth it tobe able to capture this....



Amtrak Lounge NY Viktoria Farkas
USA

Nominee

"Amtrak Lounge NY"
One of my favorite ceiling in NYC



Black Mirror Wilhelm Kleinoeder
Germany

Nominee

"Black Mirror"
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light



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