Bio Towers

• Prize
  Gold in Architecture/Industrial
• Photographer
  Steffen Reichardt
• Photo Date
  04/24
• Website
  https://steffenreichardt-photography.jimdo.com

The bio towers are an industrial monument in the southern Brandenburg town of Lauchhammer in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district (Germany). The 22 meter high landmark, which can be seen from afar and consists of 24 towers, was built in 1957 on the site of the former brown coal coking plant in the north of Lauchhammer-West and was put into operation in 1958/59. Operation of the facility was discontinued on December 31, 2002. Since July 17, 2008 the bio towers are public open as part of a project of the Fürst-Pückler-Land International Building Exhibition.

• Biography
  Steffen Reichardt was born in Magdeburg in 1976 and moved to Cottbus in April 2017. He experiences the fascinating world of photography again and again when traveling, as well as on trekking and mountain bike tours lasting several days. The camera is his companion on these journeys. His favorite stylistic devices such as long exposure and creative image editing are expressed in his photographs. The photographic range includes landscape, architectural and digital art photography, with the viewer easily noticing his minimalist image compositions.
• Awards
  Moscow International Foto Awards 2016 - Second Place Architecture Bridges Tokyo International Foto Awards 2016 - Second Place Fine Art Collage Tokyo International Foto Awards 2016 - Second Place Architecture Interior Tokyo International Foto Awards 2016 - Second Place Nature Trees Tokyo International Foto Awards 2016 - Third Place Fine Art Portrait Moscow International Foto Awards 2017 - Third Place Architecture Industrial Tokyo International Foto Awards 2021 - Silver Architecture Industrial Tokyo International Foto Awards 2021 - Silver Architecture Bridges Moscow International Foto Awards 2022 - Gold in Architecture Industrial Moscow International Foto Awards 2022 - Silver in Architecture Moscow International Foto Awards 2022 - Silver in Nature Trees International Photography Awards 2023 - Gold in Architecture Industrial International Photography Awards 2023 - Gold / Architecture Photographer of the Year Budapest International Foto Awards 2023 - Gold Architecture Industrial Budapest International Foto Awards 2023 - Silver in Nature Trees Budapest International Foto Awards 2023 - Bronze in Fine Art Landscape Tokyo International Foto Awards 2023 - Gold in Fine Art Special Effects PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS 2024 - Silver in Architecture Industrial PX3 PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE PARIS 2024 - Bronze in Architecture Industrial International Photography Awards 2024 - 3rd Place in Architecture Industrial ND Awards 2024 - Bronze in Architecture Cityscapes Budapest International Foto Awards 2024 - Gold in Architecture Industrial Budapest International Foto Awards 2024 - Gold in Architecture Historic Budapest International Foto Awards 2024 - Bronze in Architecture Industrial