/ 2026 / Architecture / Interior

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Roberto Ardone, France
• Date of Photograph
  November 12th, 2024
• Instagram
  @robertoardonephotography

By the greatest chance, I walked up into an Osaka skyscraper a few hours before taking a train for Hiroshima. I was very surprised to discover there these majestic interior spiral staircases leading from the 38th floor to the 40th floor.
That morning, the large hall on the 38th floor was deserted and the curves of the staircase played a fascinating game with the shadows projected by the floor-to-ceiling windows of the building. I was spellbound.
This is a B&W edit of one of the many pictures I took that morning.

Former biologist and painter I am a passionate amateur photographer. Born in Italy, I now live in France. Everything I know about photography is self-educated. I’m mostly brawn to architecture and street photography. And even if my work has already received multiple international awards, I constantly try to learn how to improve it and express myself through it.

Awards • Monovisions 2026 Awards – Honorable Mention – Architecture category, single entry “Shinjuku Mode Gakuen [4x3]”
• FAPA 12th Edition – 2 Honorable Mentions – Architecture category
• Annual Photography Awards 2025 - 3 Honorable Mentions in: Architecture – Cityscapes, Architecture History & Landmarks and Fine Art Places & Spaces.
• TIFA 2025 - 2 Honorable Mentions in: Special-Smartphone Photography and Architecture-Interiors
• ND Awards 2025: Two Honorable Mentions in Special: Mobile Photography
• Px3 2025: Bronze- Category: Architecture/Cityscape Non-Professional, single entry “Shinjuku Mode Gakuen [B&W]”
• IPA 2025: Honorable Mention, Non-Professional, Architecture Interior - single entry “38th Floor Staircase [Take #3]”
• IPA 2025: “Official Selection Non-Professional” - single entry “38th Floor staircase [Take #3], Category: Architecture Interior.
• IPA 2025: “Official Selection Non-Professional”, single entry “The Bride”, Category: Special, Smartphone Photography.
• Monovisions 2025 Awards: Honorable Mention - Street Photography – Single entry: “Urban Reflections”.
• Annual Photography Awards 2024: Honorable Mention – Special: Mobile Photography – series “38th Floor Staircase”.