Photographer's Name: Amy Rieg
Description of photo:
This picture is able to show the stillness and quiet that isn't normal to the hustle and bustle that happens everyday at the Denver City and County Building. It's wonderful to see all the older portraits lit up by the the newer electrical light, and gleaming floors that haven't aged a day.
About the Contest
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This year’s Doors Open Denver theme is “City Beautiful, Then and Now.” City Beautiful was an architectural movement that promoted urban beautification. It inspired architects to improve the quality of life and uplift the human spirit. Denver Arts & Venues, the Denver Architectural Foundation, and Historic Denver invite the public to photograph their favorite Denver sites and submit their images to the fifth annual Doors Open Denver Photography Contest. Enter your photos in three categories: interiors, exteriors and building details. All entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges.
Photographer's Name: Matt Santomarco
Award: Second Prize, Interiors
Description of photo:
A black and white photo of the Cruise Room Bar located in the Oxford Hotel. I wanted to emphasis the strong vertical lines in the decor so I composed the shot in a way that created converging lines into the middle of the frame. The lines in the ceiling fan-out and form a starburst like motif -- which was prominent in Art Deco architecture.
