A study in colour and contrast from a mosque in Abu Dhabi, a photograph of an abandoned and grafitti’d Italian experimental house and a photo-journalistic depiction of brick-makers in Bangladesh are just some of the photographic stories to reach the final of this year’s Art of Building digital photography competition.
The 15 images in the finals also include a photograph of a tower in Berlin built from multiple exposures taken from different vantage points around its circumference, and a town where people live – and children play – amongst the tombs of their dead.
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The competition, run by the CIOB, is now entering its final stage, when members of the public are able to vote for their favourite shot.
The 15 shortlisted images were selected by a judging panel of photography critic and editor Sue Steward, award-winning photographer Matt Wain, and Elaine Knutt, editor of Construction Manager magazine.
The photographs and competition are due to be featured on bbc.co.uk, the BBC World Service and BBC social media, while The Times and Press Association were also expected to cover the contest, now in its fifth year.
The photograph with the most votes will earn that finalist the coveted title of Art of Building Photographer of the Year and a cash prize of £3,000.
Saul Townsend, CIOB spokesman, said: “There is a cornucopia of styles and stories in this year’s final. In a world full high definition colour technology black and white photography still inspires a host of photographers. Voters are in for a visual treat and will hopefully be inspired to look at the built environment in a new way and to take part themselves next year.”
The voting opens on 9 December and closes on 11 January 2015. The winner is announced on 5 February 2015.
For more details on the competition and to vote, log on to www.artofbuilding.org.
The 15 finalists are:
Multiexposure Potsdam 5 by Frank Machalowski
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque by Hoang Long Ly
Bird’s Nest Puzzle Close Up by Mario Bejagan Cardenas
Near To Fire For Bricks by Rajaram
Concrete Arteries by Richard Pennington
Water Pipe On Roof by Flores Giorgini
My Home My Playground My Cemetery by Mario Bejagan Cardenas
Giuseppe Perugini Bathroom by Lisa Shalom
Library Siza Veira by Pessoa Neto
Little House by Pulock Biswas
Getting Lost On A Roof by Wahid Adnan
Songs Of Light by Yana Bulyizheva
Inception by Patrick Mouzawak
Capsule by Lana Yankovskaya
