Trump Tower

Photographer

Karen Grillion

Category

Fine Art Photography - Architecture

Company

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2026

Country / Region

United States

This black-and-white photograph explores scale and presence through an upward gaze at Chicago’s urban form. The tower rises into a darkened sky, its reflective surface dissolving the boundary between structure and city. Stripped of color, the image emphasizes light, shadow, and repetition, allowing architecture to become an emotional rather than literal experience. The building stands as a quiet meditation on ambition, permanence, and the human desire to reach beyond the ground.

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Photographer / Company

FAN CHIEH WANG

Category

Architectural Photography - Historic

Country / Region

Taiwan

Professional
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Photographer / Company

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Category

Architectural Photography - Historic

Country / Region

United States

Professional
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Photographer / Company

Reinhold Bader

Category

Black & White Photography - Retro

Country / Region

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Professional
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Photographer / Company

Claire Jones

Category

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Country / Region

United Kingdom