Silver in Architecture/Historic / 2026 / Architecture / Historic

• Prize
  Silver in Architecture/Historic
• Photographer
  Ieva Gaile, Lithuania
• Date of Photograph
  2026
• Website
  https://www.ievagaile.com
• Instagram
  instagram.com/ievagaile_

Taken beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, this image focuses on the monument’s internal structure rather than its symbolic meaning. The upward angle compresses the arches and ornament into a symmetrical, almost anatomical form, shifting the monument from a historic landmark into something more abstract and imposing.

I‘m a 29-year-old lawyer from Vilnius, Lithuania.
Despite following a different career path, I never lost sight of my childhood dream to become an architect. As I wandered the city streets, especially during the pandemic, I rediscovered my love for shaping the space according to my taste and understanding through photography. It allows me to play freely with forms, angles, and relationships of different structures without the constraints of functionality that come with architecture. Rather than taking a documentary approach, I use reality as my canvas and create my own interpretation of space

Awards Awards

2025 Sony World Photography Awards – Winner of the Regional Awards for Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania.
2024 Architecture MasterPrize Photography Awards – Winner in Residential Exterior.
2024 Sony World Photography Awards – European Regional Awards Shortlist.
2024 European Photography Awards – Gold Winner.
2024 Tokyo International Foto Awards – Silver Winner.
2024 ND Awards – Bronze Winner.

Exhibitions

2026 Personal exhibition BALANCE. SEB Headquarters, Lithuania.
2026 Participation in the group exhibition Alone on the Quay. AP galerija, Lithuania.
2025 Personal exhibition ANTITHESES. AP galerija, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2025 Participation in the SWPA Travelling Exhibition. Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin, Germany.
2025 Participation in the International Photography and Media Art Festival. PMA, Lithuania.
2025 Participation in the Hastings Annual Photography Festival. FotoFest, New Zealand.
2025 Participation in the exhibition ARCHzona. Litexpo, Lithuania.
2025 Participation in the exhibition SWPA 2025. Somerset House, London, United Kingdom.
2025 Participation in the exhibition OPEN 2025. University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
2024 Participation in the exhibition The Greatest Vacation of Your Life. Tumo Galerija, Lithuania.
2024 Personal exhibition INTROversion. AP galerija, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2024 Participation in the exhibition ARCHzona. Litexpo, Lithuania.
2024 Participation in the exhibition URBAN Exhibits: Unveiling the City. Trieste, Italy.
2024 Participation in the exhibitions Yellow and Travel. Glasgow Gallery of Photography, United Kingdom.