TITLE: Wings Over Concrete

Wings Over Concrete is a long-term photography project that explores how birds move and live within urban environments. The project looks at cities not as places where nature disappears, but as spaces where birds adapt and continue their daily rhythms alongside human structures.

The focus of the project is movement. Instead of capturing a single frozen moment, the images trace the flight paths of birds as they travel through the city. Multiple frames are combined into one photograph, allowing short moments of flight to form visible patterns in the sky. These patterns reveal repetition, flow, and direction, turning ordinary movement into something we can clearly observe.

Buildings, wires, towers, and open skies become part of the visual language. The birds are not isolated from their surroundings; their movement is shaped by the city itself. In this way, the urban environment is not treated as a background, but as an active element that influences how birds fly, turn, and navigate space.

The project reflects on coexistence. Birds do not resist the city, they learn it. They adjust their paths, timings, and behaviors to fit within human-made spaces. Wings Over Concrete highlights this quiet adaptation and shows how nature and urban life exist together in subtle and often unnoticed ways.

By slowing down movement and making it visible, the project invites viewers to look more closely at everyday environments. What usually passes unnoticed above streets and buildings becomes a moment of reflection, reminding us that life continues to move, adapt, and find balance even in the most built environments.

AUTHOR: Raghuvamsh Chavali (Canada)

Raghuvamsh Chavali is a photographer, traveler, researcher, and author whose work has been showcased in esteemed international publications such as Space.com, Smithsonian Magazine, Canadian Geographic, BBC Sky at Night, National Post, and PetaPixel. His project, *Wings Over Concrete*, has garnered widespread recognition for its powerful storytelling through imagery. Known for blending artistic vision with technical innovation, Raghuvamsh advocates for biometric authentication systems in digital media to protect intellectual property and holds patents in this field. As an ambassador for 1x.com, a globally curated photography platform, he continues to influence the global photography community.

Awards:
• PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris 2026 – Honourable Mention
• International Photography Awards (IPA) 2026 – Honourable Mention
• MonoVisions Photography Awards 2026 – Honourable Mention
• reFocus Awards 2026 – Silver + Honourable Mention
• London Photography Awards 2026 – Category Winner of the Year + 3 Platinum Awards
• WPE International Photographers Awards – Silver Award
• Paris International Street Photo Awards – Grand Winner / Gold Medal
• Fine Art Photography Awards 2026 – Nominee
• Head On Photo Awards 2025 – People’s Choice Winner
• New York Photography Awards 2025 – 1 Gold + 9 Silver Awards
• ND Awards 2025 – 1st Place + 2 Honourable Mentions
• Nature inFocus 2025 – Runner-Up, Creative Nature Photography
• URBAN Animals / Trieste Photo Days 2025 – Best Author Award
• reFocus Awards 2025 – 2 Bronze Awards
• All About Photo Awards – Top 50 Photographer
• Exposure One Awards 2025 – Gold + Silver + People’s Choice
• Belfast Photo Festival 2025 – Highly Commended / Top 20%
• Nexus International Photography Awards – Honourable Mention
• Golden Shot International Photography Awards – Honourable Mention
• Nature Canada Photo Contest 2021 – Award Winner
• 35AWARDS – Winners: 1st Place Photo Project Series, Black & White Mobile Shot Winner, Birds in the City Winner, Silhouette Winner / Top 10 Worldwide
• 35AWARDS – International Rankings: Top 2% Photograph & Photographer, Top 35 B&W Worldwide, Top 35 Conceptual, Top 100 Street Worldwide
• 35AWARDS – Canada & Catalogue: 2× Official Catalogue selections, multiple Top 35 Canada, Top 10 Toronto and Top 100 Canada distinctions.

Authorship & Published Articles:
• Digital Photographer Magazine, Issue 279 (2024) – Authored “Interlacing Frames,” explaining the photographic technique, process and creative approach
• Digital Photographer Magazine, Issue 277 (2024) – Authored “Combine Movements: The Editing Technique of Interlacing Frames”
• All About Photo (2023) – Authored “Interlacing Frames: Unveiling the Unique Flight Patterns of Canadian Birds”
• Nature Canada (2023) – “The Dawn Goddess Meets the North Wind: Aurora Borealis as Seen Near Guelph, Ontario”
• Ontario Nature (2023) – “Capturing Avian Artistry Through Interlacing Technique and Selective Framing”
• Lonely Planet India Magazine (2020) – Authored “Farming Fresh in Ooty, Tamil Nadu”
• Lonely Planet India Magazine (2020) – Authored “My Happy Place: Thailand”

Major Media & Editorial Recognition:
• The Guardian – Smart Shot feature for Wings Over Concrete
• BBC Discover Wildlife