Symmetry in architecture

Love this angle of The Oculus, it makes the building look so imposing around all the people below.

Fits the brief really well, and the leading lines of the building frame the image beautifully and draw the viewer through the image.

I think your choice to put this into black and white was the correct one, as it brings out all the contrast of the building without the distraction of colours dotted around.

Ceilings seem to be a popular subject for this competition, and it’s easy to see why with this shot!

You’ve done extremely well getting everything lined up, making a really pleasing shot to look at!

The colour treatment is the main reason I’ve placed it so highly. I think your choice of showing the warm interior with the cool blue of the windows is fantastic.

I would maybe have framed it vertically so the face is the right way up if it were me, but that's a personal choice.

I really love this image; it stands out to me in this competition, and I think your treatment of the subject is perfect, giving the image a really cold look, that little line of blue just providing enough colour to make the image pop.

The reason I haven't included it in my top 10, though, is that I don't think it adequately covers the "symmetry" aspect of the brief to warrant a higher placement, but it's a great shot!

Congratulations on your winning image!

I think this is a brilliant take on the brief, and it does more than enough for me to be sat where it is. Kudos for thinking outside of the box; it has really paid off!

I think your framing is brilliant, the colours work fantastically, and it’s a great advert for using a drone to get different perspectives on things.

There were loads of shots of this structure in this contest, but this is definitely my favourite.

This brief feels like it was made with this building in mind, but I think you have captured it wonderfully and made a bold choice in not doing the usual wide shot.

The editing is great, bringing out the colours against the desolate sky really well.

This is a really striking image, and your use of a slow shutter speed to capture the motion of the bike against the stillness of the building is great.

I like how it adheres to the rule of thirds, which makes for a really pleasing composition.

The lines of the crossing frame the shot beautifully, but personally, I would have removed the little imperfections as they’re a little distracting.

A late addition to my top 10, but one I think deserves a place here.

The vignette around the images serves its purpose well in drawing the viewer's eye towards the building and creates a really foreboding feeling to the shot.

I’m not usually a fan of selective colours in black and white images, but here I do think those accents of red do make for a stronger image.

Bit of a wildcard this for my top 10 as I’m not usually a huge fan of shallow depth of field and large amounts of composite editing, but I do like how you’ve shown how humans interact with a space in this shot while 100% ticking off the symmetrical brief.

The framing is great, the leading lines work really well, and having the horizon line touch the edge of the pier is mastery.

Treatment-wise, I think the colours are great and really lean into the sparse nature of this man-made structure.

I really like this image, and I think with a little bit more editing, it could be fantastic.

The framing of the shot really makes it for me, that heavy structure of the roof dominating most of the image gives it a really architectural feel, but that human element just adds that something extra which makes it a top 10 image for me.

I would like to see a little bit more light on the ice, as I think the people get ever so slightly lost, but it’s a great shot.

I’m a big fan of keeping things simple, and this is doing exactly that.

Unapologetically ticks all the boxes for the brief and looks great too!

Your framing is perfect, everything which should be straight is straight, which is really appealing to the eye.

Colours look great, and the minimal editing works a charm.

I’ve seen lots of shots of this mosque over the years, but this is up there with some of my favourites!

It’s the human interaction with the built environment, which I think makes this a great shot.

The reason I’ve not placed it higher is that I think you can push the editing a bit more, even just a gentle S curve to bring those highlights up a bit and make the subject pop would help this massively.

This is a great example of using negative space to increase the impact of an image; the shadows around the edge give it a natural vignette, really making this image stand out for me.

I think the warm tones throughout the images are great, and the human element in the window gives a great focal point for the viewer, too.

Fantastic image.

This is a wonderfully simple image, and I really like the graphic nature of it.

Ticks all the boxes for the brief and your treatment of the colours throughout the shot, to give it that really cool blue feel. I think it's great.

Framing is great, but I just feel it’s like that little bit of something extra to place it any higher.

This is a great example of a one-point perspective and how it produces such a strong image!

The stark coldness of the snow really helps to make the building stand out, and the little hint of blue from the sky tops it all off beautifully.

I do find the animals in the field a little distracting, so I would potentially have edited those out, but that’s personal preference.

A great example of a triptych, and each of the panels holds its own as a great image.

This building looks perfect in black and white, really leans into the brutal style of the structure, so that was a great choice.

Personally, I would have liked to have seen a bit more contrast in the shadows, but I understand why you’ve chosen to make the centre image dominant.