Spectacular Winning Images Of The Close-Up Photographer Of The Year Minimal Challenge
The 2022 Minimal Challenge by the Close-Up Photographer of the Year (CUPOTY) has unveiled its winners. Esteemed judges, including Sue Bishop, David Maitland, Ross Hoddinott, and Nigel Atherton of Amateur Photographer, selected the finest minimalist photos from a pool of entrants. The independent CUPOTY Challenge, which happens in November, features a new theme annually.
Tracy Calder, CUPOTY co-founder, explains that they sought ‘Minimal’ imagery — clean, uncluttered photos with few elements. The received entries, ranging from stink bugs to plant seeds, exceeded their expectations.
From 988 submissions, the standout image was “In Her Wedding Dress” by Hungarian photographer Ferenc Kocsis. He won £300 and will have his work displayed in the winner’s gallery for a global audience. The gallery also features nine other impressive photographs, all worthy of recognition and praise.
1st Place: “In Her Wedding Dress” By Ferenc Kocsis
“This female Danube mayfly, swollen with egg clusters, flies over the Danube River in Hungary and lays its eggs close to where it was born. The larvae that live in the riverbed hatch in April, and in the last stage of their development, in August, they fly for the last dance of their one-year life.” Continue reading »
These Black and White Architecture Photos by Alessio Forlano Show the Unseen Perfection of Buildings We Pass on the Daily
Alessio Forlano is the man behind these black and white architecture photos. What makes his work unique is the fact he photographs buildings that look normal for the naked eye. Continue reading »
Minimally Painted Wood Sculptures That Highlight Environmental Decay By Willy Verginer
Capturing the essence of its territory, the memory of the places without denying its roots, Willy Verginer has built a road of his own, original and figurative. Appearing simultaneously lifelike and whimsical, the sculptures of Willy Verginer are dipped in bold colors and patterned, adding just the right amount of surrealism. Continue reading »
Amazing Geometric Tattoos By Turkish Artist Okan Uçkun
Okan Uçkun is a tattoo artist from Istanbul, Turkey, currently living in New York, who creates minimal geometric tattoos based on symmetry, geometric shapes, lines and dots. He has a very unique style which combines minimal but complex elements and creates surreal tattoos which are open for artistic interpretation. Therefore, he is considered to be the master of some of the most popular tattoo art styles today. Continue reading »
Turkish Photograher Gül Yıldız Captures Minimal And Atmospheric Black And White Urban Scenes
Gül Yıldız was born in Usak, Turkey. She graduated from Ankara University with an engineering degree. Afterwards she had a degree for photography and videography from Anadolu University as well. Continue reading »
Photographer Captures Minimal Architecture Photos Sprinkled With Tiny Humans
Here is an Instagram gallery dedicated to urban spaces and architecture. Luxembourg-based photographer Vlad captures buildings from all angles. Men, in his pictures – whether they are curious wanderers or lost tourists – are often crushed by the weight of society. An account for the lovers of great spaces. Continue reading »
A Minimal, Multi-Colored Keyboard That Would Brighten Up Your Work Day
Considering that many of us use our computer keyboards all day, every day, it seems that we do not pay very much attention to them—however, if they look as awesome as these rainbow-colored ones from CandyKeys, clicking away at the work desk would be so much more pleasant. Created in partnership with Reddit user u/PVgummiand—who posted an image of the multi-colored onto the website a while ago—the ‘DSA Candy’ is actually a set of keycaps that are meant to be used with a mechanical keyboard. Continue reading »
This Minimal Trunk Bench By Cradle Design Studio Uses Misfit Tree Parts
The team behind the Toronto-based Cradle collective created a minimal bench using a raw-cut tree slab and a white steel frame. The project’s name ‘Bench_01’ stems from the fact that the first piece cut from a maple leaf tree, labelled B_01, was originally used as the base of the bench. Continue reading »
Portuguese-born Designer Created A Minimal Air Poster Stamps
According to designer Tiago Pinto: “I’ve always been interested in stamps, minimalistic graphics and airlines branding. So, one day I tried to put it all together and that’s how this little project came about. The question I asked myself was dead simple ‘what if each airline had his own stamp, as a ticket for letters, sort to say…’ ” Continue reading »
Minimal – Symmetric – Colourful
“I am Ramin Nasibov, a multidimensional graphic designer specializing in Branding, Packaging Design and related Visual Communication. Apart from my principal activity, I am also enthusiastic about photography and architecture. These hobbies prompted me to create my Instagram account, where I post photos of architectural structures and places that possess the three key properties important for me: minimalism, symmetry, and, of course, vibrant colors. These are the properties that intensify the effect of perception of photos like that.” Continue reading »
