Architectural - Amateur

Utility Building Calvin Binnema
Canada

1st Place - Outstanding Achievement

"Utility Building"
Parallel and perpendicular lines



Archway Arcade Paul Herbert
UK

2nd Place - Merit of Excellence

"Archway Arcade"
Cadaques, Spain



 A tree grows in the city Danny Vint
USA

3rd Place - Honor of Distinction

" A tree grows in the city"
Lone tree outside the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles



At odds Judith A. Taylor
UK

Honorable Mention

"At odds"
Staircase, Jesus College, Oxford (UK)



Skyscraper Damaso Avila
Spain

Honorable Mention

"Skyscraper"
BUILDING IN MADRID



Window to ... Nadine Taesler
Spain

Honorable Mention

"Window to ..."
The beauty lies between light and shadow



Biker on Stairs Jurgen Dopatka
USA

Honorable Mention

"Biker on Stairs"
A single snapshot as the biker came and went unexpectedly



Odd Window Tony McGraw
USA

Honorable Mention

"Odd Window"



Prairie Protector Larry Bean
USA

Honorable Mention

"Prairie Protector"
Driggs, Idaho



There Is A Rat In The Window Bruce Fraser
Australia

Honorable Mention

"There Is A Rat In The Window"
An architectural image of a Grain Terminal in Kwinana Western Australia



Lone - Rovinj Frank Loddenkemper
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Lone - Rovinj"



Angkor Wat, Cambodia  Deborah Kruks
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Angkor Wat, Cambodia "
Almost 900 year old Architectural Masterpiece



Up or down? round and round Carina Vogel
USA

Honorable Mention

"Up or down? round and round"
life runs in circles, doesn't it?



The Cretto Nicola Roberto
Italy

Honorable Mention

"The Cretto"
With large white concrete platforms Alberto Burri reproduced the toponymy of the town of Gibellina completely destroyed by the earthquake of 1986. A work that is not only land art but also architectur



Maine Light House Gayle Pepper
USA

Honorable Mention

"Maine Light House"
I was stuck in a rock crevice, fortunately with my camera, so grabbed this shot.



Indisputable Gary Levy
USA

Honorable Mention

"Indisputable"
Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum.



Light patterns Ian Shand
New Zealand

Honorable Mention

"Light patterns"
Lights in the 17 century Blue Mosque emphasizing the details of the formidable structure of this enduring place of worship. Istanbul, Türkiye 2025



Spider Louis-Philippe Provost
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Spider"
The giant spider sculpture called Maman, standing in front of the National Gallery of Canada.



Grimwath Reservoir Richard Burdon
UK

Honorable Mention

"Grimwath Reservoir"
The control tower at Grimwath reservoir just emerging from the early morning mist, looking like a Bo



The Climb Suzanne Anton
USA

Honorable Mention

"The Climb"



Foggy Empire State Louis-Philippe Provost
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Foggy Empire State"
Fog rolling over New York City.



Modern building #30 Luigi Greco
Italy

Honorable Mention

"Modern building #30"



Creating Space to Think Susan Langer
USA

Honorable Mention

"Creating Space to Think"



Floor Five Madeleine Corbeil
USA

Honorable Mention

"Floor Five"
Our camera club selected the 900 N Michagan Ave building as the focus of an architectural assigment



Alignment Carina Vogel
USA

Honorable Mention

"Alignment"
More London



Suspended Judith A. Taylor
UK

Honorable Mention

"Suspended"
Staircase, Jesus College, Oxford (UK)



Golden Age Steve Day
Australia

Honorable Mention

"Golden Age"
The Sky One tower in Box Hill, a suburb of Melbourne, Aus by the Golden Age Group.



Radiation: Source Unknown Carol Kalliche
USA

Honorable Mention

"Radiation: Source Unknown"



Boardwalk Bench Perspective Marianna Armata
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Boardwalk Bench Perspective"



Busstop Henk Langerak
Netherlands

Honorable Mention

"Busstop"
busstop in Leidsche Rijn - Utrecht - Netherlands



Prairie Citadel #5 Larry Bean
USA

Honorable Mention

"Prairie Citadel #5"
Laurel, Montana



Metal And Mist Mirco Waterstradt
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Metal And Mist"
Minna Todenhagen Bridge in Berlin



Amsterdam in North America Clayton Reitzel
Canada

Honorable Mention

"Amsterdam in North America"
A mall storefront appearing like a street scene in Amsterdam



Architectural Piano SchirZan | Schahrsad Shahmirzadi
Germany

Honorable Mention

"Architectural Piano "
Keys of Modernity



Cell Block Albert Reising
USA

Nominee

"Cell Block"
Decay in the Eastern State Penitentiary



Mirrored Distortion Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee

"Mirrored Distortion"



Miami Transit Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee

"Miami Transit"



Roosevelt Bridge Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee

"Roosevelt Bridge"



Jackknife Anne Dignam
USA

Nominee

"Jackknife"



Ode to Escher #1 Barbara Beeman
USA

Nominee

"Ode to Escher #1"
I looked up and saw an Escher



Stairs, steps and shadows Barbara Beeman
USA

Nominee

"Stairs, steps and shadows"
Quardrants between stairs, steps and fence



Z shades Barbara Beeman
USA

Nominee

"Z shades"
Well, the shade patterns were terrific so I took a photo



Lines Barbara Maker
USA

Nominee

"Lines"
Quietness



And the Roof Fell Down Barbara Maker
USA

Nominee

"And the Roof Fell Down"
Survivalist



Weathering away       Berry Bingel
UK

Nominee

"Weathering away "
Old-fashioned run-down wooden door shutters at abandoned farm house in Spain



Charles Bridge Prague Bob Pullein
New Zealand

Nominee

"Charles Bridge Prague"



Virtual Kiss Brian Jones
Australia

Nominee

"Virtual Kiss"



Snakes And Ladders Bruce Fraser
Australia

Nominee

"Snakes And Ladders"
This image was taken at sunrise on a winters day, it was raining at the time, and as such the lights



Gallery Curves Calvin Binnema
Canada

Nominee

"Gallery Curves"
Close up of Art Gallery of Alberta in Edmonton



Where the children used to play Carina Vogel
USA

Nominee

"Where the children used to play"
Ospedale degli Innocenti, Florence



Beneath the surface Carina Vogel
USA

Nominee

"Beneath the surface"



Untitled Carol Zulman
USA

Nominee

"Untitled"



Untitled Carol Smokler
USA

Nominee

"Untitled"



Spiraling into the Abyss Carol Kalliche
USA

Nominee

"Spiraling into the Abyss"



Blank Stair Carolyn Shoop
USA

Nominee

"Blank Stair"
Down with what's up



A Moment in Light Catherine Riddle
USA

Nominee

"A Moment in Light"
The Esmeralda hotel lobby in Indian Wells, CA pictured at an angel above to capture ceiling lighting



Jama Masjid Catherine Page
Canada

Nominee

"Jama Masjid"
The Jama Masjid in New Delhi, India was built between 1644 and 1656 is visited and admired by many.



Close Enounter Charlie O'Donovan
Ireland

Nominee

"Close Enounter"
Playing with perspective in Glasgow, Scotland



Contrasting Charlie O'Donovan
Ireland

Nominee

"Contrasting"
Looking up in London, England



Brave New World Christian Meermann
Germany

Nominee

"Brave New World"
Brussels, Belgium, 2024.



Empire State Building Christian Meermann
Germany

Nominee

"Empire State Building"
New York City, USA, 2024.



Santuari Maria SS di Dinnammare Claudio Bonaccorsi
Italy

Nominee

"Santuari Maria SS di Dinnammare"



Black & White Balconies Colin Page
UK

Nominee

"Black & White Balconies"
Balconies in the sunlight are reduced to its simplest form of black & white lines.



Architectural Checkerboard #1 Curtis Fedder
Canada

Nominee

"Architectural Checkerboard #1"



Architectural Chessboard #3 Curtis Fedder
Canada

Nominee

"Architectural Chessboard #3"



Interlocking Curtis Fedder
Canada

Nominee

"Interlocking"



The Great Beyond Dave Cohen
USA

Nominee

"The Great Beyond"



Underpass Debbie Scott-Queenin
USA

Nominee

"Underpass"
The underbelly of a river bridge in Singapore.



Verso il cielo Enrica Ridolfi
Italy

Nominee

"Verso il cielo"
La Piramide di Tirana in Albania fotografata in una notte di luna piena.



Il Castello di Vintebbio Eros Bottazzo
Italy

Nominee

"Il Castello di Vintebbio "



Gerhy Staircase 2 Francesco Lepre
Canada

Nominee

"Gerhy Staircase 2"
View from Frank Gehry staircase at the AGO



L_12_R_S_4068 Frits Van de Reep
Netherlands

Nominee

"L_12_R_S_4068"
L_12_R_S_4068



Up the Down Staircase Gary Levy
USA

Nominee

"Up the Down Staircase"
Home interior stairwell.



The Twist Henk Langerak
Netherlands

Nominee

"The Twist"
The Twist is an art gallery in the Kristofoss sculpture park near Oslo, but it is also an architectu



Tin Loop Henry Eicken
Germany

Nominee

"Tin Loop"
shopping center in East Berlin



Magic Mirror Henry Eicken
Germany

Nominee

"Magic Mirror"
reflection of a building projection on its own glass facade



Roof detail Dubai Airport Ian Shand
New Zealand

Nominee

"Roof detail Dubai Airport"
The roof detail in one of the terminals of Dubai Airport gives size and scale to an impressive facility. Dubai, 2025



Ammersee Ivo Mateju
Czech Republic

Nominee

"Ammersee"



Let In Some Air Jacqui Turner
USA

Nominee

"Let In Some Air"



Botanical Building long exposure James Woodward
USA

Nominee

"Botanical Building long exposure"
Newly refurbished Botanical Building in Balboa Park, San Diego at night 90 sec exposure



Madrid Stairwell James Lee
USA

Nominee

"Madrid Stairwell"
Climbing these stairs to our apartment was brutal, but they were beautiful.



Into The Fog Janet Slater
Canada

Nominee

"Into The Fog"
A bridge encapsulated in fog early in the morning.



Sultan Ahmet Camii #2 Jeff Lucas
Canada

Nominee

"Sultan Ahmet Camii #2"
Interior of the Sultan Ahmet Camii, Istanbul, Turkey



Sultan Ahmet Camii Jeff Lucas
Canada

Nominee

"Sultan Ahmet Camii"
Interior of the Sultan Ahmet Camii, Istanbul, Turkey



Rundkino Dresden Jens Winkler
Germany

Nominee

"Rundkino Dresden"
Rundkino (literally: round cinema) is a building in Dresden, Germany, dating from 1972.



Infinity Center Luxembourg Jens Winkler
Germany

Nominee

"Infinity Center Luxembourg"
Remarkable architecture in Kirchberg, Luxembourg



Old Mill Quiet Jill Mudge
USA

Nominee

"Old Mill Quiet"
Old Steps of the Old 1800's Mill



Bridge Joachim Kakau
Germany

Nominee

"Bridge"



The Forgetful Brewery in Zurich Jorge Conde
Spain

Nominee

"The Forgetful Brewery in Zurich"
Photo of the former Löwenbräu Brewery in Zurich (Switzerland), now converted into the Kunsthalle.



Silos Joseph Smith
USA

Nominee

"Silos"
Wispy clouds and large grain silos in Oregon



At the Pier Judith Acker
USA

Nominee

"At the Pier"



Jaws Judith A. Taylor
UK

Nominee

"Jaws"
Japan Tobacco International headquarters, Geneva (Switzerland)



Arch-itecture Judy M. King
USA

Nominee

"Arch-itecture"
Cropped architectural arches have the fluidity of arcing fountain water



The Cube Berlin Juerg Vontobel
Switzerland

Nominee

"The Cube Berlin"



The Dome of the Reichstag Berlin #3 Juerg Vontobel
Switzerland

Nominee

"The Dome of the Reichstag Berlin #3"



Big Broad Eye Karen Safer
USA

Nominee

"Big Broad Eye"



Convergence Katherine Young
UK

Nominee

"Convergence"
London Bridge seen differently



Labyrinth Katherine Young
UK

Nominee

"Labyrinth"
Apartment buildings in Dubai



Shapes and tones Kenneth Tyson
USA

Nominee

"Shapes and tones"



Escher in India Kim SignoretPaar
USA

Nominee

"Escher in India"
Panna Meena ka Kund, a 16th century stepwell in Jaipur, India



Solitaire Kristine Hinrichs
USA

Nominee

"Solitaire"
This solitary man provides perspective on the vastness of the Milwaukee Art Museum's great hall



Passage Larry Bean
USA

Nominee

"Passage"
Gateway at San Xavier del Bac Mission, Xavier Indian Reservation, Arizona



Grandeur Larry Dunn
USA

Nominee

"Grandeur"
Blackhawk Museum



Take Shelter Larry Bean
USA

Nominee

"Take Shelter"
Carmel, California



Daydreams Larry Bean
USA

Nominee

"Daydreams"
Mission Nuestra Señora de Porciúncula Pecos Pueblo, Pecos National Historical Park, New Mexico.



Lunar Module Leslie Duchin
USA

Nominee

"Lunar Module"



Skylight  Leslie Duchin
USA

Nominee

"Skylight "



Tulips Louis-Philippe Provost
Canada

Nominee

"Tulips"
Concrete pilings that makes the foundation of the Little Island in New York City



On the space Lucy Hong Siek
Canada

Nominee

"On the space"
Space Museum in Hong Kong with a high rise building behind it.



Modern building #42 Luigi Greco
Italy

Nominee

"Modern building #42"



Modern building #28 Luigi Greco
Italy

Nominee

"Modern building #28"



Architecture #29 Luigi Greco
Italy

Nominee

"Architecture #29"



Modern building #52 Luigi Greco
Italy

Nominee

"Modern building #52"



Modern building #50 Luigi Greco
Italy

Nominee

"Modern building #50"



Casa Mila Chimneys Marc Ward
USA

Nominee

"Casa Mila Chimneys"
Gaudi's Chimneys at Casa Mila in Barcelona, Spain



Stairwell #1 Marco Keil
Germany

Nominee

"Stairwell #1"
Stairwell in a German apartment building from the 60`s



Stairwell #2 Marco Keil
Germany

Nominee

"Stairwell #2"
Stairwell in a German apartment building from the 60`s



The Kiss Marie Keech
USA

Nominee

"The Kiss"
Museo Soumaya, Mexico City, caught in the act.



Where To Marie Keech
USA

Nominee

"Where To"
Luis Barragan Steps



Pickelhaube Marina Onken
USA

Nominee

"Pickelhaube"



Business as Usual Marnix Detollenaere
Belgium

Nominee

"Business as Usual"



Past and Present Mary Hughes
Canada

Nominee

"Past and Present"
Typical scene on a winter day in rural Alberta.



Adobe Watchman Mauricio Arango
USA

Nominee

"Adobe Watchman"



High Rise Mike Gagarin
USA

Nominee

"High Rise"
Photo from San Jose, CA.



Stairway to.. Nadine Taesler
Spain

Nominee

"Stairway to.."
Look me in the eye!



Elbphilharmonie 1 Nadja Perez
USA

Nominee

"Elbphilharmonie 1"
A rhythm of windows, where architecture becomes pure patterns and silent harmony



Italian Spiral Nestor Novo
USA

Nominee

"Italian Spiral"
Italian Spiral



This Way Up Nestor Novo
USA

Nominee

"This Way Up"
This Way Up



Holy Museum Nestor Novo
USA

Nominee

"Holy Museum"
Holy Museum



Psyche Nikolai Endegor
France

Nominee

"Psyche"
Staircase in the building of the Imperial Society for the Encouragement of the Arts, St. Petersburg



Strasbourg Paul Newton
Canada

Nominee

"Strasbourg"
A white grain elevator, its town name faded with time, stands quietly in the winter stillness.



Limelight Pekka Ala-Pietila
Finland

Nominee

"Limelight"
This photograph belongs to a larger series of images under the title of "Dr. Heisenberg, me and mean



Aurora Peter Wingerter
Germany

Nominee

"Aurora"



Rotterdam in summer Peter Wingerter
Germany

Nominee

"Rotterdam in summer"



Strings to the sky Peter Wingerter
Germany

Nominee

"Strings to the sky"
Rotterdam Erasmusbrug



In Valencia Peter Wingerter
Germany

Nominee

"In Valencia"



The stairs in Arles Peter Wingerter
Germany

Nominee

"The stairs in Arles"



The Fish Peter Wingerter
Germany

Nominee

"The Fish"
a building shaped like a fish's mouth



Palazzo Tetta Rachel Wei
Canada

Nominee

"Palazzo Tetta"
Palazzo Tetta in Venice



All Standing Rafael Perdomo
USA

Nominee

"All Standing"
All Standing Up



Rebirth Richard Langer
USA

Nominee

"Rebirth"
REBIRTH OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER



Books & Coffee Richard Hayward
UK

Nominee

"Books & Coffee"



Tavy Bridge Rob Green
UK

Nominee

"Tavy Bridge"
Railway bridge over the River Tamar



Rice Archway Robert Davis
USA

Nominee

"Rice Archway"
Striking image of a passageway at Rice University Houston



Geometry of Sun and Shadow Robert Meyers-Lussier
USA

Nominee

"Geometry of Sun and Shadow"
Late autumn light casts sharp shadows across the adobe walls of historic Taos Pueblo



At the Fork in the Road Ron Planche
Canada

Nominee

"At the Fork in the Road"
Église Royale Sainte-Marie de Schaerbeek in Brussels



Te Rewa Rewa Bridge Sandrina Huish
New Zealand

Nominee

"Te Rewa Rewa Bridge"
This majestic bridge frames Mount Taranaki when the weather gods agree to letting us view it.



Lines Sara Blumberg
USA

Nominee

"Lines"



Columns in the Here and Now SchirZan | Schahrsad Shahmirzadi
Germany

Nominee

"Columns in the Here and Now"
Timeless Presence in Modern Light and Shadow



The Lighthouse Sebastien Hug
France

Nominee

"The Lighthouse"
Saint Malo, France, 9 juillet 2024.



Neighbourhood Sebastien Hug
France

Nominee

"Neighbourhood"
Moulins, France, 30 janvier 2025.



Secrecy Sebastien Hug
France

Nominee

"Secrecy"
Paris, France, 28 février 2025.



Going Down Sharon Feder
USA

Nominee

"Going Down"



Transamerica Sonia Melnikova-Raich
USA

Nominee

"Transamerica"
Series of photographs with the emphasis on the triangular form as the object or composition.



Guggensnail Stefano Degli Esposti
Italy

Nominee

"Guggensnail"
Study of the architectural features of the Guggenheim museum's interiors - New York



MAAT Lisbon Stephen Buhagiar
Malta

Nominee

"MAAT Lisbon"
The MAAT building features a sleek, undulating design that seamlessly integrated flowing curves.



Looking Up at Marina City Steve Majsak
USA

Nominee

"Looking Up at Marina City"
Bertrand Goldberg's Iconic Marina City (1959) in Chicago



Crossing Over Steve Majsak
USA

Nominee

"Crossing Over"
Graceland Cemetary Bridge



Boynton Inlet Steve Gelineau
USA

Nominee

"Boynton Inlet"
The Boynton Beach, Florida fishing pier stretches out to sea, creating the boating inlet.



Allianz Arena Steve Day
Australia

Nominee

"Allianz Arena"
My take on the Allianz Arean in Munich.



Lady In Black Sue Trower
UK

Nominee

"Lady In Black"



Planes,angles and light Susan Langer
USA

Nominee

"Planes,angles and light"



Deauville Pier Thomas Kane
Australia

Nominee

"Deauville Pier"
Remarkably peaceful now, you would never guess this was the scene of bitter fighting on D-Day



Step Dizzy Willa Davis
USA

Nominee

"Step Dizzy"



St. Mark's Square Willi Terfloth
Germany

Nominee

"St. Mark's Square"
View over the rainy St. Mark's Square to trhe Basilica di San Marco and the Camanile



Burj Khalifa with Cloud Cloak Wilma van der Merwe
South Africa

Nominee

"Burj Khalifa with Cloud Cloak"
Burj Khalifa with Cloud Cloak, Dubai, UAE



Jantar Mantar Yogesh Mokashi
India

Nominee

"Jantar Mantar"
A monument to time keeping



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