The Abstract Cityscape of Frankfurt am Main

• Prize
  Silver in Architecture/Abstract
• Photographer
  Oliver Lahrem, Germany
• Website
  https://www.oliverlahrem.com/

After visiting a retrospective of the German-American painter Lyonel Feininger in Frankfurt, I was inspired to photograph what I saw in my own way. I particularly liked his cubist paintings, which he called Prisma.

I had my camera with me and set off through the high-rise city center of the financial metropolis of Frankfurt. I thought about how I could translate Feininger's painting style into photography. Using individual settings and freehand, I photographed the scenery from different angles in the city. It is always just 1 image and no multiple exposures or HDR.

"If you really love nature, you will find beauty everywhere." - Vincent Van Gogh
This quote from Vincent Van Gogh is very true for me, as I am a nature person and have been creatively dealing with nature as a landscape gardener for many years.
When I was on vacation, I was always traveling, whether near or far, but I always had my camera with me. This was probably the basis for my photography, which became a passion. When I'm on the move, I always have an eye open for great subjects. With impressionist photography, I found a new field of activity alongside nature and architecture.

Awards I have been submitting images to various international photography competitions for 3 years and there has been steady progress. The highlight so far was winning the Architecture category at the Budapest Int. Photo Awards 2024.
Successful participation in the:

Tokyo Int. Foto Awards
Budapest Int. Foto Awards
International Photography Awards
New York Photography Awards
Fine Art Photography Awards
ND Awards
MUSE Photography Awards
London Photography Awards
Monochrome Photography Awards
Monovision Photography Awards