Blue Stairs

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Photographer

Roman Robroek
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Honorable Mention
Jury Top 5 Selection

Tang Jiongming The color collocation is excellent, the stair and the environment form the space that makes a person infinite reverie, metope mottled hard to cover up the glory of that year.
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https://romanrobroek.nl

This is a photo of the beautiful staircase in an abandoned sanatorium. The sanatorium is being completely stripped at this moment. Work to transform this building into a hotel has recently started. The hotel will have 160 rooms, and is located in an area that is famous for its radon-carbonate mineral springs, whose natural temperature of 33–35 °C enables the water to be used without preliminary heating. The area was especially popular in the Soviet era, attracting around 125.000 visitors a year. Stalin regularly visited a bathing house here.

Biography

My name is Roman, an urban-obsessed and award winning photographer, born and raised in the enchanting South of the Netherlands. I shoot unique photos of undisclosed abandoned places. It’s the area of ‘Urban’ Photography. When I started my Urban photography journey, I mostly saw empty, abandoned and decayed buildings. It didn’t take long before curiosity struck me. What was the story behind those buildings? Who used to live there? What purpose did these objects serve and why were they abandoned? This curiosity created a close bond between me and Urban photography.
Awards

Fine Art Photography Awards – Nominee, April 2020 URBAN 2019 Photo Awards – Winner, September 2019 International Photo Awards – Honorable Mention, September 2019 Historic Photographer of the Year – Shortlisted, November 2018 Architectural Photography Awards – Shortlisted, October 2018 URBAN 2018 Photo Awards – Finalist, July 2018 Photocrowd – Top 10% and Expert Commended, April 2018 IPOTY 2017 Interior – Honorable Mention, February 2018 IPOTY 2017 Industrial – Honorable Mention, February 2018 ND Awards Industrial – Honorable Mention, November 2017 URBAN 2017 Photo Awards – Finalist, July 2017 Architectural Exhibition SE Center – Winner, February 2017 Art of Building – Winner, December 2016 Defrozo Photography Contest – Winner, November 2014