honorable mention
Yoerie Custers netherlands
Photo © Yoerie Custers
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A religious face off
After a while, old buildings aroused my interest. Exploring forbidden spaces and somehow, traveling through their history: that was everything I was interested in as a little boy. Back than, I could not appreciate the beauty of decay, but now I capture it through photography. An abandoned farm with all its furniture still there or a factory that shut down, where time has stood still, but you can still feel the vibes in the air. Crumbling ceilings, the ivy finding its way in every crack of the wall. Being in those forgotten places, sometimes feels like living in a fairy tale. I wanted to show people that there’s more beside contemporary architecture, like the abandoned and forgotten buildings that nobody cares about anymore.
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entry description
We know many different religions. Some people believe more than others, but we cannot ignore that it has something magical about it. I notice in my country, the Netherlands, that the younger generation is not much concerned with religion and churches are visited less and less. Also in several other European countries, churches are less frequented. God's house is emptying and the stones are crumbling. The walls creak and the floors are moving.about the photographer
My first attempt at photography dates back to 2009, when I was a student in Interior Design. In that period, I bought my first DSLR camera. It all started with landscape photography; sunsets and beautiful Dutch winter landscapes.After a while, old buildings aroused my interest. Exploring forbidden spaces and somehow, traveling through their history: that was everything I was interested in as a little boy. Back than, I could not appreciate the beauty of decay, but now I capture it through photography. An abandoned farm with all its furniture still there or a factory that shut down, where time has stood still, but you can still feel the vibes in the air. Crumbling ceilings, the ivy finding its way in every crack of the wall. Being in those forgotten places, sometimes feels like living in a fairy tale. I wanted to show people that there’s more beside contemporary architecture, like the abandoned and forgotten buildings that nobody cares about anymore.
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