Honorable Mention / 2016 / Advertising / Architecture

Rooftop Stories

  • Photographer
    Julia Anna Gospodarou, Greece

My intention in this cityscape of Chicago was to look at the world in a
different way that I would do it normally, in a reverse way.
The way I am creating this photograph is by replicating the same
convergence I would create if shooting straight up to the sky, but this
time I am doing this by looking straight down to the ground. This gives
me the opportunity to look at my subject (the buildings I photograph),
and by extension at the world in a diametrical opposite way than I
would look in a conventional way, if I stood on the ground looking up,
and reveals me a completely new facet of the world.

Architect, Multi award-winning black and white fine art photographer (SWPA, IPA, PX3, IFPA, B&W Spider Awards, ND Awards).
Mostly known for her B&W long exposure architectural photography, Julia has written the best selling book From Basics to Fine Art – Back and White Photography, co-author Joel Tjintjelaar http://bit.ly/basicstofineart She also teaches fine art photography workshops and works on commissioned photography projects.
She is the creator of the term (en)Visionography™ that defines fine art digital photography, a genre that has to do more with the vision of the artist than with the subject or how the camera captures it. This theory reflects in her personal creative and processing method, Photography Drawing (PhtD™), method based on how to process a black and white image by using the principles of classical black and white drawing.
Published internationally in numerous books and magazines, Julia's work can also be seen online in the most important photography galleries.
Website: http://www.juliaannagospodarou.com/
Email: j.gospodarou@gmail.com

Awards Architect, Multi award-winning black and white fine art photographer with high distinctions (1st, 2nd, 3rd prizes and honorable mentions) in the most important photography competitions worldwide (IPA, SWPA, PX3, IFPA, B&W Spider Awards, ND Awards etc.).
Mostly known for her B&W long exposure architectural photography, Julia has written the best selling book From Basics to Fine Art – Back and White Photography, co-author Joel Tjintjelaar http://bit.ly/basicstofineart She also teaches fine art photography workshops and works on commissioned photography projects.
She is the creator of the term (en)Visionography™ that defines fine art digital photography, a genre that has to do more with the vision of the artist than with the subject or how the camera captures it. This theory reflects in her personal creative and processing method, Photography Drawing (PhtD™), method based on how to process a black and white image by using the principles of classical black and white drawing.
Published internationally in numerous books and magazines, Julia's work can also be seen online in the most important photography galleries.
Website: www.juliaannagospodarou.com
Email: juliaannagospodarou@gmail.com