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An Office with a View

Christiaan Van Heijst

Netherlands

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The Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center is one of the most eye catching and striking architectural buildings in the rapidly developing capital of Azerbaijan.
Finished in 2013, it was meant as a symbol of Azerbaijan's future that broke away from Soviet rule in 1991.

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Honorable Mention

Silver

Beautiful Baku

The Old City of Baku offers a beautiful blend of romantic nostalgia and mind blowing modernism.

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Nominee

The Old City

The strong contrail of a Boeing 747 coming at us in the opposite direction, flashing her landing lights as she passes by.

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Dalí in the skies

Long exposure, wide-angle shots taken from the flightdeck of the Boeing 747, cruising along the upper atmosphere.

Photographer of the Year