CONCRETE
Palaganas says:“ I am deeply honoured and truly grateful to be the winner of this year’ s competition. What inspired me was the contrast I witnessed in a single moment – the strength and permanence of concrete rising above, and the quiet strength of nature growing below. In that frame, I saw not conflict, but coexistence, where engineering and nature share the same space.”
Overall Winner – Pillars Across the Sea, Celbert Palaganas, Cebu City, The Philippines
Urban Concrete Winner – Dubai Rising, Ralph Emerson De Peralta, UAE.
Commenting on the winning picture, competition judge Chris George, Content Director at Digital Camera World, said:“ What a brilliant image with great colour, using the huge depth of field available with a smartphone to ensure the plants in the foreground are as sharp as the bridge’ s structure.”
Skyline, Joao Cardoso, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
As well as the overall winner, four other category winners were also announced, each receiving a prize of $ 2 500.
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