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Something is changing in construction photography. The pictures are getting strikingly better. That's the only conclusion we could come to after our panel of judges finished reviewing the 1,564 entries to ENR's 2012, The Year in Construction Photo Contest. Not only did the judges give their highest marks to far more images than ever before, but the second- and third-place finishers were almost equally impressive.
The photos are evaluated by a fresh panel of judges each year. They examine every photo, together, in a room. They base their decisions purely on the images. They do not know the names of the photographers nor their companies; they just vote yes when they like what they see and go through several rounds of refinement. (click here for more about the judging process.)
Some photographers, both professionals and amateurs, have a knack for landing wins. Patrick Cashin, Alissa Holliman, Kathrine Du Tiel, Stephen SetteDucati, Adam Pass, Thiel Harryman, Paul Turang and David Lloyd, who shot this year's cover, either have been winners before, show up more than once in this year's gallery—or both.
When our editors contact the winners to learn the stories behind their photos, we often find top photographers have this in common: They speak of forethought, preparation and their deep respect and admiration for the people and processes of the construction world. They speak of approaching every shot with the goal of attaining superlative results, including winners like principal engineer Alan Lavery, who makes a point of seriously shooting all of his projects on a monthly basis as if he were landing them in the pages of a magazine. Congratulations, Alan. You just did. —By Tom Sawyer
Keywords:
- David Lloyd;
- San Diego Regional Beach Sand Project;
- Hanna Group;
- San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge;
- Patrick Cashin;
- Metropolitan Transit Authority;
- Alan Lavery;
- AECOM;
- Louw Swanepoel;
- Royal HaskoningDHV;
- Eskom;
- Joe Ebertsch;
- Michels Wind Energy;
- Marcin Bencer;
- Gdansk;
- Keller Group plc.;
- Stephen SetteDucati;
- MCM Management Corp.;
- Pontiac Plant demolition;
- Pontiac;
- Mich.;
- Nicky Almasy;
- Shanghai Tower;
- Bruce Cain;
- Music City Convention Center;
- Nashville;
- Elevated Lens Photography;
- Alissa Hollimon;
- Piedmont Green Powerplant;
- Zachry Holdings;
- Joe Palma;
- Harbor Project;
- Gloucester City;
- N.J.;
- Weeks Marine;
- Thiel Harryman;
- NovaGroup/Underground Construction;
- Dana Lau;
- U.S. Navy Fuel Storage replacement Facility;
- Baha Dahleh;
- The Gate District;
- Abu Dhabi;
- Khatib & Alami;
- Adam Pass;
- Aucilla River Bridge;
- GLF Construction Corp.;
- Timothy Schenck;
- World Trade Center rebuilding;
- New York City;
- Lord Monroe;
- Metallic Lathers and Reinforcing Ironworkers Local 46;
- Emilio Filippelli;
- SIS;
- Sacyr Vallehermoso S.A.;
- Lauria Junciton;
- Batuhan Salihoglu;
- Dogus Insaat ve Ticaret AS;
- Boyabat Dam and Powerplant;
- Wendy Whittemore;
- Wright Brothers Construction;
- Charleston;
- Tenn.;
- Javier Conte;
- Panama Canal Third Set of Locks Project;
- Panama Canal Authority;
- Garry Owens;
- Port of Newcastle;
- New South Wales;
- Keller Group;
- Paul Turang Photography;
- Pankow Builders;
- Zaheer Karim;
- Dubai;
- Hill International;
- Katherine Du Tiel;
- San Francisco Public Utilities Commission;
- New Irvington Tunnel hole-though;
- Michael Swan;
- Jeremiah Morrow Bridge;
- Omnipro Services;
- David Madison;
- Reston Station;
- Comstock Partners LC;
- San Joaquin Pipeline SystemEastern Segment;
- Oakdale;
- California;
- Robin Scheswohl;
- Auxiliary Water supply system upgrade San Francisco;
- Gilbert Vega;
- Westside Parkway Bakersfield;
- Parsons Corp.;
- Emilio Morales;
- Tanauan;
- Batangas;
- Philippines;
- EM2A Partners & Co.
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