Shining Beauties: an Italian heritage
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PrizeHonorable Mention
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PhotographerChristian Basetti, Italy
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Date of Photographvarious (from 2021 to 2026)
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Website
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My projects have been focused on exploring ancient architectural treasures in decay across Italy, my country. Sometimes, the beauty of a place is not enough on its own and is not fully enhanced without the right light. So, I often return at different hours, months, or seasons to best capture the timeless and fleeting beauty of these splendors. Paradoxically, I find myself reacting quickly to seize the light in the right places, where time seems to flow very slowly. Light is the elegant dress I have chosen for these ancient glories, allowing them to shine again, through a pictorial style.
Christian Basetti from Milan.
Since 2015, he has been passionate about ancient decadent places, giving voice to these structures full of melancholy charm as if they were silent narcissistic creatures waiting for someone to express their greatness.
Inspired by Caravaggio, he's creator of Forgotten Art-chitectures project, decayed places are not shot just with an usual limited documentary aspect, but they are like painted fine art canvas aimed at aesthetics.
Awards 2026
PX3 AWARDS
GOLD Architecture/Interior
BRONZE Fine art/Arch
+1 HM
IPA AWARDS
2ND PLACE Arch/interior
+1 HM
2025
REFOCUS AWARDS:
GOLD Black&white fine art
BRONZE Arch
PX3 AWARDS
GOLD Arch/Interior
SILVER Fine art/Arch
+2 HM
BIFA AWARDS
GOLD Arch/Interior
SILVER Arch/Interior
EXPOSURE ONE AWARD
BRONZE Arch
2024
PX3 AWARDS
2nd PLACE ABSOLUTE Architecture
GOLD Fine art/Arch
BRONZE Arch/historic
MONOVISION AWARDS LONDON
1st PLACE Architecture photographer of the year
+2 honorable mentions
BIFA AWARDS
1st PLACE Portfolio discover of the year
SILVER Arch/Interior
+2 hM
REFOCUS AWARDS
1st PLACE Black&white fine art
2 x SILVER Arch
IPA AWARDS
2X hm
2023
PX3 AWARDS
GOLD Arch/Interior
SILVER ArcH/Industrial
SILVER Fine art/Arch
hm Architecture/Historic
IPA AWARDS
3x hm Arch(Historic,Industrial,Interior)
2022
PX3 AWARDS
2nd PLACE ABSOLUTE Architecture
GOLD Architecture/Historic
SILVER Architecture/Fine art
+3 hm
MIFA AWARDS
1°PLACE and "ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR"
SILVER Architecture/Fine art
+2 hm
IPA AWARDS
hm Architecture/Interiors
REFOCUS AWARDS
BRONZE Black&white architecture
ND AWARDS
hm Architecture/Interiors
MONOCHROME AWARDS
2nd PLACE Architecture
+5 hm
2021
IPA AWARDS
1°PLACE Architecture/Interiors
+1 hm
MIFA AWARDS
2° PLACE ABSOLUTE Portfolio
GOLD Nature/Panoramic
SILVER Architecture/Interiors
BRONZE Fine art/Other
+1 hm
PX3 AWARDS
GOLD Architecture/Historic
GOLD Architecture/Interior
GOLD Architecture/Industrial
BRONZE Architecture/Historic
BRONZE Architecture/Historic
TIFA AWARDS
2° PLACE ABSOLUTE Architecture/Interior
BRONZE Architecture/Industrial
+2 hm
ND AWARDS
BRONZE Architecture/Interiors
+2 hm
CHROMATIC AWARDS
1° PLACE Landscape
1° PLACE Architecture
3° PLACE Architecture
+3 hm
MONOVISIONS PHOTO AWARDS LONDON
2° PLACE Architecture
+3 hm
BIFA AWARDS
GOLD Nature/panoramic
BRONZE Architecture/Interior
BRONZE Portfolio/fine art
+1 hm
APA AWARDS
2 hm
8th FAPA
3 hm
