2nd Place winner

Bricks and Bloom
DESCRIPTION
Amid the ordered maze of red-brick towers, autumn weaves its fiery thread—gold, amber, and crimson bursting through concrete symmetry. This photograph captures the quiet poetry of contrast: the permanence of architecture against the fleeting brilliance of fall. A moment where nature breathes through the grid, reminding us that even in the densest of cities, beauty finds its way in.New York, USA