In response to the overwhelming popularity of our One Rendering, One Drawing and One Photo Challenges, Architizer developed the Vision Awards program to recognize some of the architecture industry’s most unsung creative heroes. As with Architizer’s A+Awards, we’ve assembled a stellar, multi-disciplinary jury of architectural thought leaders from around the world, allowing entrants to get their work in front of some of the industry’s leading figures and see their work published in print.
With four different awards categories for the Best Architectural Photograph (Exterior, Interior, Urban, and Landscape), each recognizing a Studio Winner, an Individual (independent professional) Winner and a Student Winner, there are opportunities for all career levels to receive accolades from this accomplished panel. The Vision Awards Jury will also vote on the Architectural Photographer of the Year. (You can read more about the Vision Awards categories here.)
While the Vision Awards’ jury comprises influential figures in the fields of architecture, design, technology, film, and beyond, this article highlights some of the photography specialists whose expertise will play an important role in selecting the competition winners. The following individuals are amply qualified for the task. As you scroll and read their bios, you’ll see that Architizer has invited pioneering figures who continue redefining what it means to work in architectural drawing today.
Ema Peter
Founder of Ema Peter Photography
Based in Vancouver, Ema Peter Photography was founded in 2005 to bring Ema’s creative vision to architectural photography. Ema’s training in both the visual arts and photojournalism, with experience at the Magnum Photo Agency in Paris, created the foundations for her approach to lighting and composition.
With over 20+ years of experience and sheer determination, she has photographed internationally renowned projects and received countless awards. Ema deeply believes that a space has life and she makes it her mission to harness that character in every photograph.
Amanda Ferber
Founder of Architecture Hunter
Considered by Feedspot as the #1 among the top 125 architectural influencers in the world, the Brazilian architect Amanda Ferber is the founder of Architecture Hunter, one of the largest architecture pages on Instagram in the world, with almost 3 million followers. In 2018, the architect was featured on the cover of the Italian magazine Beesness as ‘the architects’ influencer”, representing young women in the business world. In 2019, at the age of 24, Amanda entered the prestigious Forbes 30 Under 30 list.
During her academic life, Amanda worked at studioMK27, led by the internationally renowned Marcio Kogan, as well as on important architecture platforms. Besides being a jury member of different international architecture awards, and the ambassador of Morpholio, Amanda has traveled the world giving lectures on how to turn Instagram into a strategic tool for architects and designers. @amanda_ferber @architecture_hunter
David Little
Executive Director of International Center of Photography (ICP)
David E. Little is the Executive Director of the International Center of Photography (ICP). Prior to joining ICP in September 2021, Little served as the John Wieland 1958 Director and Chief Curator of the Mead Museum of Art at Amherst College from 2015 through 2021. He also held leadership positions in curatorial and education, including Curator and Head of the Photography and New Media at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Associate Director and Helena Rubinstein Chair of Education at the Whitney Museum of American Art; and Director of Adult and Academic Programs at MoMA. David holds an MA in art history from Williams College and a PhD from Duke University.
Vivien Liu
Founder of StudioUNIT
Vivien received her Masters of Architecture at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where she was awarded the prestigious Clifford Wong Prize in Housing Design. After 15 years in architecture, Vivien discovered a passion in photographing the urban density and built environment of Hong Kong and around the world.
She was accoladed due to her trained architectural eye that translates space into captivating visuals, gaining her a massive organic following on social media as well as the title of Best Female Photographer by #legend in 2017. In her early days, her work has consistently appeared on 10-Best features from popular publications such as ArchDaily, HK Tatler, TimeOut and South China Morning Post. Today, she is creating productions for leading architecture firms and developers on world-class, iconic buildings, including one by a Pritzker-winning architectural office.
Krista Jahnke
Architectural Photographer at Krista Jahnke Photography
One of Canada’s leading architectural photographers, working with renowned architects and designers throughout North America.
