PHOTOGRAPHY
PHILIPP LAUBENDER
(AUSTRIA)
 
DETAILS
Digital photography (1/8) Limited edition
30 x 40 cm
2024
 
Reflection Runner:
 This photograph, titled Spiegelgänger (Reflection Walker), was created on a rainy October evening in Vienna, as I wandered Kärntner Straße in the spirit of Saul Leiter.
 
Beneath the glowing lights of the Aida café, silhouettes merged with shimmering reflections, dissolving the line between reality and illusion.

Reflection Walker was awarded a diploma by the Austrian Association of Photography (ÖVF) for placing fifth in the competition Night in Town and Village, and was later selected for exhibition at the Trieste Photo Days.

The photo also received 2nd place in the EISA Maestro photo competition “Street Life” in Austria, further underlining its artistic recognition.
 
Since then, the image has been further refined by cropping it to a 3:4 format, enhancing its visual impact compared to the version originally submitted to the competition. 
 
Presented in a black 30×40 Delta aluminum frame and printed on Fine Art Baryta paper of museum quality, it is part of a limited edition of 8 prints.