Storytelling Walls: From Ruin to Rebirth

Photographer

Marcel van Beek

Category

Architectural Photography - Heritage

Company

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2026

Country / Region

Germany

This pentaptych chronicles the transformative dialogue between industrial decay and organic resurgence. Arranged as a narrative arc, the series begins with the silent, monumental geometry of abandoned concrete, moving through the skeletal remains of early growth to a final, vibrant reclamation. These "Storytelling Walls" treat architectural surfaces as a living skin, where the erosion of man-made permanence becomes a fertile ground for nature’s persistence. By culminating in the lush vitality of the green fern, the work visualises a poetic transition from the static past to a living, breathing future.

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Photographer / Company

Giò Tarantini

Category

Fine Art Photography - Nudes

Country / Region

Italy

Professional
2026
2026 MUSE Photography Winner - Diamonds by Mark Gray

Photographer / Company

Mark Gray

Category

Nature Photography - Ice and Glacier

Country / Region

Australia

Professional
2026
2026 MUSE Photography Winner - Library of Congress: Ceiling by Glenn Goldman

Photographer / Company

Glenn Goldman

Category

Commercial Photography - Travel / Tourism

Country / Region

United States

Professional
2026
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Photographer / Company

Shang Yao Yuan

Category

Editorial Photography - Religious

Country / Region

Taiwan