Honorable Mention / 2020 / Fine Art / Architecture

Oculus Station House

Some detail shots of Santiago Calatrava's Oculus Station House at 9/11 Memorial

As a trained Graphic Designer, Karsten Thormaehlen has worked as an art and creative director in New York, Paris, Berlin and Hamburg. As commercial photographer he's based in Frankfurt, Germany, and is taking up assignments of architecture, corporate, people and still life photography. As an artist his main focus lies on 'successful aging' and sociocultural trends of ageing societies. His exhibition ‘Happy at Hundred’, celebrating men and women over the age of 100, has travelled across Europe. Through photography Karsten tells stories of individuals, communities and places that have inspired and resonated with people across the globe.