Refractions of a Vertical City

Photographer

Jan-Tore Oevrevik

Category

Architecture Photography - Abstract

Company

JTO Photography

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2025

Country / Region:

United States

Refractions of a Vertical City is a visual study of how New York’s architecture bends light, reshapes space, and tells layered stories. From the mirrored base of the Vessel to the fractured reflections in the Freedom Tower’s skin, and finally to the skeletal serenity inside the Oculus, this series traces a journey of perception—where steel and glass transform into abstract form, and modernity converses with memory. Each frame invites the viewer to look up, look closer, and see the city not as it is—but as it feels.

Credits

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Amateur
2025

Photographer / Company

HO, WEI-CHIN

Category

People Photography - Culture

Country / Region

Taiwan

Student
2025

Photographer / Company

Nga Kam Yiu

Category

International Photography - Calgary

Country / Region

Canada

Amateur
2025

Photographer / Company

L. Kelly Jones

Category

Nature Photography - Landscapes

Country / Region

United States

Professional
2025

Photographer / Company

WANG CHEN CHE

Category

International Photography - United States Photography

Country / Region

Taiwan