Photo Contest 2015 Winners

Aug 1, 2015|Photo Contest|Elevator World

Elevator World
Aug 1, 2015

Awe-inspiring photographs celebrate the industry in EW competition.

ELEVATOR WORLD’s Third Annual Photo Contest received 227 entries from around the world. The categories were altered slightly from last year’s to include: Commercial Elevators, Private Residence Elevators, Escalators and Moving Walks, Inclined Lifts, Machines and Components, and Skylines and Tall Buildings. The competition was fierce, as so many spectacular photos were submitted. Readers cast more than 4,074 votes, and 26 photos were chosen as finalists.

EW is grateful once again to all those who participated by submitting photos or voting for them.

Commercial Elevators

Photo-Contest-2015-Winners-Comercial-1 — First Place (Tie) Right and below: Labyrinthine elevator lobby on the fourth floor and futuristic elevator lobby on the first floor of the Hotel Puerta America in Madrid (submitted by Carlo Ferrari, Wittur Group)

Photo-Contest-2015-Winners-Comercial-1-1 — First Place (Tie) Right and below: Labyrinthine elevator lobby on the fourth floor and futuristic elevator lobby on the first floor of the Hotel Puerta America in Madrid (submitted by Carlo Ferrari, Wittur Group)

Private Residence Elevators

Photo-Contest-2015-Winners-Private-1 — First Place The Alhambra De Granada in Granada, Spain, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (submitted by Beatriz Col Marchena, MP Ascensores).

Photo-Contest-2015-Winners-Private-2 — First Place The Alhambra De Granada in Granada, Spain, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (submitted by Beatriz Col Marchena, MP Ascensores).

Escalators and Moving Walks

Photo-Contest-2015-Winners-Escalators-1 — First Place Twelve sets of spiral escalators in the New World building in Shanghai (submitted by Jack Qiao, Mitsubishi Electric Shanghai Electric)

Photo-Contest-2015-Winners-Escalators-2 — First Place Twelve sets of spiral escalators in the New World building in Shanghai (submitted by Jack Qiao, Mitsubishi Electric Shanghai Electric)

Inclined Lifts

Photo-Contest-2015-Winners-Inclined-1 — First Place At 45˚, the 165-m-tall Montreal Tower is the tallest inclined tower with the only funicular that operates on a curved structure (submitted by Xana Herrera Casariego, ThyssenKrupp Elevator SEAME).

Photo-Contest-2015-Winners-Inclined-2 — First Place At 45˚, the 165-m-tall Montreal Tower is the tallest inclined tower with the only funicular that operates on a curved structure (submitted by Xana Herrera Casariego, ThyssenKrupp Elevator SEAME).

Machines and Components

Photo-Contest-2015-Winners-Machines-1 — First Place Gears in the KONE Spares parts warehouse in Moline, Illinois (submitted by Jerry J. Davis, KONE Spares)

Photo-Contest-2015-Winners-Machines-2 — First Place Gears in the KONE Spares parts warehouse in Moline, Illinois (submitted by Jerry J. Davis, KONE Spares)

Skylines and Tall Buildings

Photo-Contest-2015-Winners-Skylines-1 — First Place Atop the highest point of the Comcast Center in Philadelphia (submitted by Kenny Houser, Electrical Motor Repair Co.)

Photo-Contest-2015-Winners-Skylines-2 — First Place Atop the highest point of the Comcast Center in Philadelphia (submitted by Kenny Houser, Electrical Motor Repair Co.)

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