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Vertigo

A dizzying study of scale and symmetry, this series captures Hong Kong’s vertical architecture from below — where geometry becomes abstraction, and the sky a shrinking afterthought. A portrait of density, order, and visual disorientation.

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Photographer of the Year Contest

2025

Nominee

Architecture

Professional

Nominee

Abstract

Professional

Vertigo

A dizzying study of scale and symmetry, this series captures Hong Kong’s vertical architecture from below — where geometry becomes abstraction, and the sky a shrinking afterthought. A portrait of density, order, and visual disorientation.

About Artist

Christiaan Van Heijst

Boeing 747 pilot and fine art photographer, immortalising the world from above.

Christiaan Van Heijst

Photographic Areas of Focus

Abstract, Aerial, Architecture, Architecture, Landscapes, Landscapes, Travel

Location

Netherlands

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Ngar Shun Victor Wong

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Architecture

Honorable Mention
Ryn Bruce

Ryn Bruce

Architecture

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Matilde Maria Gianferrara

Matilde Maria Gianferrara

Architecture

Nominee
Taylor Parham

Taylor Parham

Architecture

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