Lines in Architecture

Uku's shot of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Barcelona, Spain instantly caught our eye with its incredible pops of colour in the square and rectangular windows and a bright red beam leading the eye towards the bright skylight at the top. He's done a brilliant job squeezing in all of the architecture whilst looking up with his super wide Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 fisheye lens and has no doubt straightened up the horizontal and vertical lines in editing for a professional finish.

Claudio has shown fantastic artistic vision to take this photo of the windows in the day time and then convert it to night in Photoshop, also adding the solitary window light and silhouette at the same time to tell a story.

Looking up has rewarded Leston with this mesmerising view of two apartment blocks in Kuala Lumpa. Shooting with a Canon EOS R and using the wide end of his 24-105mm f/4 lens he's been able to squeeze in loads of interesting architecture and has expertly exposed the shot to make sure the bright sky didn't lose any detail.

The view from the Millenium Bridge looking towards St. Paul's Cathedral in London is a hotspot for tourists and photographers alike, though Tony made sure his image stood out from the crowd by setting up on a tripod and using an ultra long exposure of 102 secs to blur any bystanders, plus the clouds in the sky for extra drama.

Kennard's awesome shot of the Pandanaran Sky Bridge in Indonesia is packed with gripping architecture, swirling beams and brilliant lead-in lines. His decision to give this image a black and white treatment works strongly as the contrast is very high between light and shadows. He's also done well to time his shot so that it was free of people for a more minimalist and cleaner frame.

Laura's beautiful shot of this building close to Florence, Italy is a packed with glorious morning sun, deep shadows and a divisive contrast between the two. The deep contrast allows lines and curves in the building to pop out from the picture, shadows have fallen in interesting ways across the walls and her focal point is in silhouette which adds plenty of mystery.

The stunning staircase at the Vatican Museum has been photographed millions of times and for good reason, its swirling composition, atmospheric lighting and attention to detail make it an architectural photographer's dream! Tripods aren't allowed in the museum so Jean-Paul has done well to achieve a sharp shot here and one that's also free of tourists which would have been distracting.

Peter's image from underneath one of London's bridges proves you don't need to overthink photos, sometimes the simplest idea is the best. He's caught some top light here which picks out details in the rafters and leaves the rest of the bridge in dark silhouette from great contrast. His square and symmetrical composition works tremendously well too.

London is an ideal place to practise street and architecture photography, though few streets in England's busy capital can match the colour of 2 New Ludgate. Chris expertly zoomed in on the painted metal window frames here using his 70-300mm lens to pick out details and cut out distractions from around the frame. Great job!

June has taken a jaw-dropping shot of the sublime Cecil Brewer Staircase at Heal's in London. She explains "Preferring to use the viewfinder, I laid down on the floor with my camera looking upwards in order to get the composition correct in the frame!". We're sure it was worth a few strange stares from onlookers as she's come away with an absolute belter!