Pygmalion Karatzas
Architectural, Fine Art & Commercial Photography
Awarded series: Empire State of Mind, Integral Lens project
 Bay Bridge, San Francisco |  Holland Tunnel, New York |  Chelsea piers, New York |
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 South Beach, Miami |  Venice Beach, Los Angeles |  Pacific Grove, Monterey Bay |
 Riverwalk, Chicago |  South Beach, Miami |  Red Rock Canyon Visitor Center |
 Tennessee river, Knoxville |  Northern ave bridge, Boston |  Civic Center, Denver |
 Joshua Tree Park, California |  Jane's Carousel, New York |  Embarcadero, San Francisco |
 Manhattan skyline, New York |  Lo Presti Park, Boston |  Charles River, Boston |
Experiencing the vastness of the American landscape and cityscapes, I am reminded of Rem Koolhaas ‘Bigness’: “Beyond a certain scale, architecture acquires the properties of Bigness. The best reason to broach Bigness is the one given by climbers of Mount Everest: “because it is there.” Bigness is ultimate architecture.” The coupling of urban with rural locations reflects the dominant dichotomy of contemporary living, while the 2x1 format follows the panoramic feeling of the open vistas. With this series the scale is broadened to scenes from urban and suburban parts of the visited locations, in search of the iconic and the genius loci. Images presenting characteristic and unique features of landmark places, unapologetic of their strong presence, inviting us to connect - be it for a reason, for a season or for a lifetime.