honorable mention
Judith Kuhn germany
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Tolerance Bridge Dubai
That morning I first photographed this bridge during the blue hour when the arch was illuminated in national colors. When daylight got too bright, I went for a walk along the canal. But when the sun appeared and the sky became more and more cloudy, the light pulled me back to where I started...
I started with photography at the age of about 12 years with a very cheap analog compact camera followed by a better analog model from Braun. After some years without taking pictures I got my first analog SLR camera - a Minolta XG9 - from my father. I learned about photography in an autodidactic way and soon I changed from negative prints to diapositives. In 2007 I bought my first DSLR camera, a Canon EOS 350D followed by a Canon EOS 500D, a Canon EOS 70D and the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV which I use today. My main subject is the landscape photography, mostly in the italian and swiss alps but I try to take pictures of animals and plants also...
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entry description
As the second pedestrian bridge, the Tolerance Bridge spans the Dubai Water Canal. It is 6 meters wide, 210 meters long, the pedestrian and cyclist walkway is 8.5 meters above the water. The arch has a height of 40 meters and a span of 205 meters. The name “Tolerance Bridge” comes from Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates. “Bridges connect people, cultures and hearts.That morning I first photographed this bridge during the blue hour when the arch was illuminated in national colors. When daylight got too bright, I went for a walk along the canal. But when the sun appeared and the sky became more and more cloudy, the light pulled me back to where I started...
about the photographer
I was born in 1974 in Ebingen (Germany) and grew up in Sigmaringen, where I finished school in 1994. Afterwards I went to the university in Stuttgart where I studied architecture. I had jobs in different firms and meanwhile I live in the small town Immenstaad at the Lake Constance.I started with photography at the age of about 12 years with a very cheap analog compact camera followed by a better analog model from Braun. After some years without taking pictures I got my first analog SLR camera - a Minolta XG9 - from my father. I learned about photography in an autodidactic way and soon I changed from negative prints to diapositives. In 2007 I bought my first DSLR camera, a Canon EOS 350D followed by a Canon EOS 500D, a Canon EOS 70D and the Canon EOS 5D Mark IV which I use today. My main subject is the landscape photography, mostly in the italian and swiss alps but I try to take pictures of animals and plants also...
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