TITLE: Folded Waves

Folded Waves captures the sculptural tension of The Oculus, New York.
Light and shadow trace its ribs, blurring the line between structure and sensation.

AUTHOR: Bálint Érlaki (Germany)

Bálint Érlaki is a Germany-based psychotherapist of Hungarian origin with an ongoing practice in photography.

In 2025, his series New York Stories: Happiness at Grand Central received a Gold Award at the Prix de la Photographie Paris (PX3) in Portraiture/Wedding (Non-Professional), a Bronze Award at the Tokyo International Foto Awards in People – Wedding, and an Honorable Mention at the International Photography Awards (IPA). He received five additional Honorable Mentions at PX3 2025.

His abstract fine art series Folded Waves received Honorable Mentions at the ND Awards 2025 and the MonoVisions Black & White Photography Awards 2025.

In architectural photography, Érlaki was a Finalist at the Architecture Photography Awards 2025 with Stars, Stripe and Stone in Bridges and Eye of a Fly in Windows.