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We deal with photos of London every day, and we’ve never seen this unique view from Tomasz Bączyk before. The first thing that grabbed us were the powerful graphic lines and shapes, set against a surreal Financial Times pink hue. The image reflects the ever-changing skyline of London: in the foreground is a section of the South Bank Tower, having undergone recent extensive redevelopment and a height increase – and at the rear is the iconic Shard. Ultra modern buildings frame the photo, and just a small corner of a crane is tucked behind – a reminder of more to come.
We love the way Eric Choi has caught the light to create this striking, geometric image. The rich saturation is evocative of the renowned architectural photographer Julius Shulman, but taken to a more abstract level.
Trying to capture the whole of the City in one shot is no easy task. But Naf Selmani has rather cleverly used one within another. The viewer has to look twice at the shot to understand that the image in the background is from a billboard.
The overexposed image of the Adams Plaza Bridge at One Canada Square by Glenn Foster is like something from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Stuart Regan captures the iconic dome of St Paul’s reflected in a more ubiquitous office block.
Marek Neumann reminds us: don’t forget to look up.
The Gherkin has been photographed thousands of times, but perhaps never as Ravichandran Sandresekeram has done – using the windows of a Costa café to draw your eyes to it.
The first time we saw this photo by Dan Chippendale, we thought it was a close-up of a pint of beer, but maybe that’s just because it was a Thursday afternoon and we were thirsty. It’s actually a clever inversion of sunset reflecting off Canary Wharf waters. By cropping out any reference points and turning it upside down, it makes you look twice.
Canary Wharf might not be the most exciting place in the world to work, but in this epic shot by Glenn Foster it looks likes the scene from a Hollywood blockbuster. With expert use of filters and a 32-second shutter speed to gain the halo effect in the sky and glass-smooth water, it’s a powerful embodiment of these titans of finance.
This year’s prize was a Leica TL – the only system in its class that combines groundbreaking design, craftsmanship and instinctive use. The camera is crafted from a single block of aluminium, and features a CMOS sensor with 16.5 million pixels, a high-resolution touch screen, and a simple layout. The prize also includes the Leica Vario-Elmar-T 18-56mm lens – a superb all-round lens.
Congratulations to this year’s winner, Tomasz Bączyk.
This year’s prize was a Leica TL – the only system in its class that combines groundbreaking design, craftsmanship and instinctive use.
The camera is crafted from a single block of aluminium, and features a CMOS sensor with 16.5 million pixels, a high-resolution touch screen, and a simple layout.
The prize also includes the Leica Vario-Elmar-T 18-56mm lens – a superb all-round lens.
For info: leica-camera.com
