Elements

• Prize
• Photographer
  Katherine Young, United Kingdom
• Socials
• Website
  https://www.katherineyoungphotography.com

In this series called Elements, I focus my attention on the detail of
various buildings. In each case, I was drawn to the texture of the
structures' exterior and the way they rendered light and shadow. I used
the Chinese Elements of water, wood, fire, earth and metal - the five-fold
conceptual scheme that many traditional Chinese fields used to explain a
wide array of phenomena - to capture the distinct elements of each
building.

• Biography
  I’m an avid, amateur fine art photographer currently based in London. I began my own journey with travel photography, aiming to capture the essence of each of the places I visited. Inspired by the contemporary environment of Singapore, I later focused my attention on cityscapes and architecture. More recently, I find myself attracted to nature and seascapes.
• Awards
  2024 - Prix de la Photographie - Architecture Photographer of the Year 2023 - Prix de la Photographie - Silver and Bronze Awards, Architecture 2023 - International Photography Awards - Second Place, Architecture 2023 - British Photography Awards - Shortlisted, Architecture 2023 - Budapest International Foto Awards - Architecture Photographer of the Year 2023 - Annual Photography Awards - 2 x Second Place Winner, Architecture 2022 - Prix de la Photographie - Silver Award, Architecture, Silver Award, Nature 2022 - Black and White Spider Awards – Third place, Architecture 2022 - Budapest International Foto Awards - Silver Awards, Architecture 2021 - Prix de la Photographie - Gold Award, Architecture 2021 - Moscow International Foto Awards - Silver Award, Architecture 2020 - Moscow International Foto Awards – Gold and Silver Award, Architecture 2020 - Prix de la Photographie - Second Place, Architecture, Gold and Silver Award, Architecture 2020 - Xposure International Photography and Film Awards - Certificate of Merit, Architecture 2020 - Budapest International Foto Awards - Silver and Bronze Award, Architecture 2019 - Sony World Photography Awards - Shortlisted, Open Architecture 2019 - Prix de la Photographie - Silver Award, Architecture 2019 - International Photography Awards - Architecture Photographer of the Year 2019 - Budapest International Foto Awards - Gold and Silver Award, Architecture 2019 - Chromatic Awards - Third Place, Architecture, Third Place, Cityscapes 2019 - Tokyo International Foto Awards - Silver and Bronze Award Architecture 2018 - Prix de la Photographie - Silver Award, Architecture 2018 - International Photography Awards - Second and Third Place, Architecture 2018 - Chromatic Awards - First Place, Architecture 2018 - Tokyo International Foto Awards - Architecture Photographer of the Year 2017 - Sony World Photography Awards - Commendation, Open Architecture