“New vs Old Baku” by Les Forrester of UK, taken in Baku, Azerbaijan, showing Soviet era apartments and Zaha Hadid’s Heydar Aliyev Centre
“White constellation” by Francesca Pompei of Italy shows the Santiago Calatrava-designed UAE pavilion at the Dubai Expo
A lonely small pink church” by Rong Xu of Beijing shows a church on a beach in Qinhuangdao, China. “The entire campus and beach was totally locked down due to the Covid-19 restrictions in China,” Rong Xu said, “so it was really rare to get a photo of this famous church without any person in the frame.”
“My own little cosmos within reach” by Pati John of the Netherlands shows the Milky Way seen from a mall. “I discovered this astonishing view looking up while I walked around the mall. It was breathtaking, so I stayed there for a long time with my tripod and ND filter to capture every detail in my long exposure shot.”
