Abstract nominee

Cultivating an aspirational consumerism and tapping into the wealth of the affluent urban population is a key feature of China's economic development.

Shot in Shenyang & Chengdu this work looks at the wholesale remodelling of Chinese cities into hubs of commerce.

The photos look through the hoardings of city centre demolition and construction sites. The hoardings with their bright, consumerist aesthetic and symbols of a new aspirational lifestyle, tightly crop the details of demolition and reconstruction taking place behind.

Both thrilling and frightening, massive growth of cities is one of the global features of our time. Working as an architectural photographer since 2000 I’ve been lucky to have travelled extensively abroad and within the UK. In this time have seen the development of many cities and have become engrossed by urbanism - its structures, narratives and transformations.

1 World Trade Centre, NY / The National Museum of Qatar, Doha / BBC Broadcasting House, London / BBC Media City, Manchester / Hoglands, Grade 1 listed restoration of Henry Moores former home & etching studio / Tate St. Ives

Awards:
Fine Art Photo Awards 2017, 3rd Place, Architecture
Life Framer Series Award 2017, Finalist
Life Framer Urban Life Photography Award 2017, Shortlisted
Chromatic Awards 2017, Honorable Mention, Cityscapes & Abstract
ND Awards 2016, Architectural Photographer of the Year
ND Awards 2016, Honorable Mention, Cityscapes
IPA (Int'nl photo awards) 2016, Honorable Mention, Architecture
IPA 2016, Honorable Mention, Fine Art
Moscow International Fotography Awards 2016, Finalist, Architecture Category
Moscow International Fotography Awards 2016, Finalist, Abstract Category
London Photography Festival 2016, Finalist, Abstract Photography Award