Union of Diversity

• Prize
  Gold in Architecture/Buildings
• Photographer
  Paul Brouns
• Agency / Studio
  Paul Brouns Photography
• Technical Info
  Canon EOS 5DS, EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
• Photo Date
  2021
• Website
  https://paulbrouns.com

To me as an admirer of façades, Omnizorg in Apeldoorn (NL) is a fascinating complex. The building's destination is a shelter for the homeless, drug addicts and people with psychiatric disorders. In spite of this noble, yet challenging function, the façade expresses a bright and structured playfulness through the colourful window shutters in many different positions in combination with the reflective / glazed surface of the bricks.

• Biography
  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.
• Awards
  2021 PX3, Paris: Second prize (professional / architecture) and 2 gold awards 2021 MIFA (Moscow International Photography Awards): Second prize (professional / architecture) and gold award. 2021 Photography Commission 1000 Oaks California 2021 International Color Awards: 2nd place (abstract) and several honorable mentions 2020 First Prize in All About Photo Colors Contest 2020 PX3 Prix de la Photographie Paris, Bronze & Honorable Mention 2020 Silver award at MIFA (Moscow International Photography Awards) 2019 International Color Awards - 1st Place Outstanding Achievement in Architecture 2019 Publication book 'Chromatic Awards 2018' 2019 Award Best image of 2018 - Flickr.com 2018 4x Prize winner Chromatic Awards: two 1st, one 2nd, one honorable mention 2018 2x silver awards at the Moscow International Fotography Awards 2018 Fine Art Photography Awards - 3rd Place winner - 'Photo Manipulation' & Nominee finalist 'Abstract' 2018 International Color Awards - 2x Honorable Mentions 2017 Interview on Dutch Television 2017 Award of Excellence - Bologna (Italy) 2016 International Color Award Winner: twice Second Place (abstract and architecture) and 2 additional honorable mentions (professional photographers). 2016 Noord Brabants Museum - 'My Vincent' Award 2015 Nov.: Moscow International Foto Awards: 2 honorable mentions. 2015 Okt.: London International Creative Competition, 2 honorable mentions. 2014 Instagramers Gallery Award Madrid