Devils Bridge

• Prize
  Silver in Architecture/Bridges
• Photographer
  Steffen Reichardt
• Technical Info
  Long Exposure 240 Sec.
• Photo Date
  10/2021

The Kromlau Azalea and Rhododendron Park is an 80-hectare (200-acre) landscaped park in Gablenz, Germany, built during the nineteenth century, reportedly on the grounds of a former feudal estate by Friedrich Herrmann Rötschke. The park is an example of an English landscape garden, and it contains many small ponds and lakes. It is known for the Rakotzbrücke, a bridge especially built to create a circle when it is reflected in the water beneath it. The Rakotzbrücke (also known as Teufelsbrücke, meaning "the Devil's Bridge") is 35 meters long and spans Rakotz lake

Steffen Reichardt was born in Magdeburg in 1976 and moved to Cottbus in April 2017. He experiences the fascinating world of photography again and again when traveling, as well as on trekking and mountain bike tours lasting several days. The camera is his companion on these journeys. His favorite stylistic devices such as long exposure and creative image editing are expressed in his photographs. The photographic range includes landscape, architectural and digital art photography, with the viewer easily noticing his minimalist image compositions.