Amateur Photographer of the Year

Round Six Architecture

Around 84 per cent of the UK’s population lives in urban environments. As such, the vast majority of us are surrounded by architecture in all its myriad forms – be that a view of a 1930s suburban street or the sight of an ultra-modern city skyline, all glass and steel. Despite architecture being for human use or habitation, it’s rare to see an architectural image that features the presence of humans. That presence is, however, very much implied, and gives many of the images an eerie, almost cinematic feel. Laura Allegri’s winning image in this round is an exception to this norm, as is Hugo Salvador Garcia’s first-placed shot in Young APOY – and perhaps that’s what made those photographs stand out.

1 Laura Allegri Italy 100pts

Canon EOS M50 Mark II, 15-45mm at 15mm, 1/200sec at f/6.3, ISO 200