Breathing Space

• Prize
  Gold in Architecture/Abstract, 2nd Place winner in Architecture
• Photographer
  Paul Brouns
• Agency / Studio
  Paul Brouns Photography
• Technical Info
  Canon Eos 5ds / Ef24-105mm F/4l Is Usm / Edited In Adobe Photoshop & Camera Raw
• Photo Date
  05-2024

When looking up onto the facade of Omnizorg in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, I envisioned creating a column of air in between four walls. The multi-colored repetition of the shutters in different positions is duplicated on all sides, which gives the composition a pleasant visual and spiritual confirmation continuing into the sky above. In order to slightly break the diagonal symmetry and add a personal touch, I added my son and our dog looking out of one window.

I am a Dutch artist that lives and works in Almere, near Amsterdam. In 1990 I graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Tilburg in photography, painting and drawing. Since the development of digital photography my camera and computer have become important tools for creation. Because of my fascination with patterns, music scores, languages and other types of structures, my work always has been inhabited by geometric shapes, lines and rhythm. My current passion is the abstract beauty of architecture. Through my photographic work I hope to inspire and touch people's souls with visual music.