Weightless in the Guggenheim Museum
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PrizeGold in Sports/Extreme Sports, 1st Place winner in Sports
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PhotographerAngel Sanchez, Spain
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Date of Photograph14/09/2019
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The image was taken during the final of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Championship in Bilbao on October 14, next to the Guggenheim Museum. In it, a diver rises above the museum’s angles, forming his own angle, establishing an analogy between his body and the museum’s silhouette. The goal is to highlight this analogy, emphasizing the scale between man and the building, with the man redesigning his habitat, projecting himself onto the structure.
The image was captured by measuring the lights to extract detail from them, while in post-processing, the shadows were brightened and the contrast wa
Ángel J. Sánchez is a Spanish fine art photographer working at the intersection of sport, architecture, and human movement. His work focuses on moments of physical tension, balance, and decision, using real spaces as active elements of the image. Through precise composition and controlled use of scale, his photographs transform athletic gestures into visual narratives about effort, risk, and the relationship between the individual and the environment. He develops his work through an independent artistic practice.
Awards Ángel J. Sánchez has received international recognition through an independent fine art photography practice, with awards, selections, and institutional affiliations across major international photography platforms.
Sport Photographer of the Year, Prix de la Photographie de Paris (PX3), 2025
Platinum Winner, London Photography Awards, 2024
Gold Winner, European Photography Awards, 2024
Silver Winner (Portfolio – Fine Art) and Bronze Winner (Fine Art – Other), Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA), 2025
Honorable Mention, International Photography Awards (IPA), 2025
Official Selection, PhotoEspaña 2026 – Descubrimientos
Finalist, HIPA Awards, Humanity Category, 2021
Top Photographer, 35 Awards – Art Photography (Top 1%, Top 5%, Top 10 images), 2023
Honorary Member (Sociétaire), Salon d’Automne, Paris (since 2019)
His work has also been featured and recognized in international exhibitions, festivals, and photography platforms, reinforcing a practice that bridges sport, architecture, and the human body through a contemporary fine art perspective.