TITLE: after the games

This photo was taken inside the National Stadium, Beijing, China.

The human beings in the background emphasize the proportions of the architecture.

AUTHOR: Carina Vogel (United States)

I am an architecture graduate (Dipl.-Ing. Architektur) and amateur photographer.

For me, beauty lies in the individuality and imperfection of life, found in the oldest ramshackle hut and the most technically challenging skyscraper - and everywhere in between. And this applies to every aspect of life.

It is the moment - never to be recreated, relived, “re”viewed, that I seek to capture and be grateful for.

I try to emphasize this beauty and those moments - the essential. No Photoshop is needed, no alteration of a moment required or even wanted, for it would rob the moment of its very self.

Awards

2025 MonoVisions Photography Awards
Category - Architecture (Single) - Honorable Mention

2025 Global LENS Photography Awards
Category - Black & White - Honorable Mention

20th Annual  Black and White Spider Awards (2025)
Category - Architectural - Amateur - Honorable Mention
Category - Architectural - Amateur - Nominee
Category -  Nature - Amateur - Nominee
Category - Silhouette - Amateur - Nominee

Monochrome Awards 2025
Category - Architecture - Amateur - Honorable Mention

12th Fine Art Photography Awards, 2025
Category - Architecture - Amateur - Nominee

B&W International Photography Awards 2026
Category - Architecture (Series) - Honorable Mention
Category - Architecture (Single) - Honorable Mention
Category - Landscape/ Nature/ Water (Single) - Honorable Mention


2026 MonoVisions Photography Awards
Category - Architecture (Series) - Honorable Mention
Category - Architecture (Single) - Honorable Mention