TITLE: up or down? round and round

This photo was taken in The Round Tower in Copenhagen, Denmark.

The observer does not know the direction when looking at this photo. What will be the next step? Will it go up or down?What is known though is that it will be a circle...

Which reminds me of life.

(Btw, I was on my way up, when taking this photo.)

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