International Color Awards

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The Big Splash Honorable Mention
Title:The Big Splash
Nearly 2.5 km off the coast of France in the Atlantic Ocean, this lighthouse still holds firm despit


Bas van der Poel
Netherlands



Biography: I am a Dutch photographer with a passion for the beauty of decay. I explore the normally unseen or off-limit parts of urban areas or industrial facilities to make pictures of the beauty of natural decay, before they are trashed, demolished or renovated. The buildings I shoot can be hospitals, castles, manors, industrial buildings or private houses. These buildings are not freely accessible and visiting them is often dangerous.