Macau photo competition 2025

Inside Out

Architecture is often perceived from the outside—its façade, form, volume, and the way it interacts with its surroundings shape its identity. Yet, it is the interior—the spaces and scales where people live and experience—that transforms a mere structure into true architectural space.

For this year’s Macau Architectural Photography Competition, we invite participants to look beyond and step inside Macau’s built environment. Discover and capture the qualities and rarely-seen beauty of architecture from the inside out.

反轉視角

人們通常從外部視角來感知建築。它的外觀、形式、體積以及它與周圍環境的互動方式塑造了它的建築身份。然而，正是建築的內部，也就是人們使用和體驗的空間與尺度，將一個結構轉變為真正的建築空間。

在今年的《光影構城 – 澳門建築攝影比賽》中，我們邀請參賽者放眼並走進澳門的建築環境，從內到外捕捉建築甚少被了解的品質和美態。

Awards & Prizes

Competition Jury

HEAD JUROR

Ines Leong

Architectural Photographer

Owner
L-INES

New York / Macau

JURORS

Francisco Ricarte

Architect

Director, AAM
Architects Association of Macau

Macau / Portugal

Carlos Sena Caires

Designer

Dean, Faculty of Arts and Humanities
University of Saint Joseph

Macau / Portugal

André Ritchie

Architect

VP General Assembly, CURB
Center for Architecture and Urbanism

Macau / Portugal

Nuno Soares

Architect & Urban Planner

President of Board, CURB
Center for Architecture and Urbanism

Macau / Portugal

Submission Guidelines

Eligibility
Contestants must hold a valid (permanent/non-permanent) resident identity card, non-resident worker card, or student visa in Macau.

Entrants of Students Group must be enrolled in a local or overseas higher education institution or high school, and age below 30.

Fees
Free

Submission Guidelines

Entries must be submitted online through the Google form shared on this website.
Entrants must submit a copy of their ID and student ID (if applicable).
Image files must be high-resolution (more than 2 MB) and in JPEG or TIFF format.
Submitted files must be named as follows:
No. of entry_name of participant_name of photo_location_date of photo
(eg. 01_Adam Smith_Cultural Exchange_Ruins of St Paul_2021-10-01.JPG)

參加資格
參賽者必須是持有有效（永久或非永久）居民身份證的澳門居民，或持有效外地僱員身份認別證（藍卡），或本地學生簽證。

學生組的參者必須就讀於本地或海外高等教育機構或中學，且年齡少於30歲。

報名費
免費

提交方法

• 參加者需附上比賽的報名表和作品並於網上Google form遞交。

• 參加者需提交其有效的身份證明文件副本，學生組別參加者需另外提供有效的學生證副本。

• 作品需要具高品質和高圖片解析度(不低於2MB) 。應以JPEG 或TIFF格式提交。

• 參賽作品的檔案名稱需依格式命名:
作品編號_參賽者姓名_命題_拍攝地點_拍攝日期
（例如: 01_王小明_中西交融_大三巴_2021-10-01.JPG）

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Timeline

About CURB – Center for Architecture and Urbanism

CURB Center for Architecture and Urbanism is a non-profit institution established in Macau to promote research, education, production and dissemination of knowledge in architecture, urbanism, and urban culture.

The Center stands as an exchange platform between academia, civil society, professional practice, and government institutions, serving the interests of the overall community through research studies, workshops, conferences, exhibitions, competitions, and other initiatives.CURB is the organiser of Open House Macau, the first in Asia, and an Associate Partner of the World Urban Campaign.

CURB works on a regional level – Macau, Greater Bay Area and China – and an international level – particularly in Asia and Portuguese-speaking countries – taking local issues to a global audience as a think-tank for the future of cities and their architecture.

CURB 建築與城市規劃中心是在澳門成立的非營利機構，旨在促進建築、城市規劃和城市文化知識的研究、教育、生產和傳播。

它是學術界、民間社會、專業團體和政府部門之間的交流平台，透過各類研究、工作坊、研討會、展覽、比賽和其他舉措，為社區的整體利益服務。CURB是東亞地區首個澳門遊屋記 (Open House Macau) 的組織單位，也是世界城市運動 (World Urban Campaign) 的合作夥伴。

CURB在與澳門、大灣區和中國各地，以及亞洲和葡萄牙語國家等國際夥伴開展合作，作為城市和建築未來的智庫，將本地議題和視角帶給全球觀眾。

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