Lukas Wagner
My photographic journey began in 2020 visiting the Academy of Swiss Photo Club Zurich followed by workshops in different genres. Architecture is my main interest. As a member of the Royal Photographic Society in 2023 I got the distinction "Licentiate LRPS". My inspiration is continuously nourished by other photographers including my mentors Catherine Lewis, Philipp Dubs and Giovanni Alfieri. Main influences come as well from the Architecture Critique Circle of RPS and from Julia Anna Gaspadorou and John Kosmopoulos, both internationally honored architecture photographers.
Series
photoSCHWEIZ 2026
5 images
Sculptures in Gold and Light For this collection I chose five architectural highlights in Basel by Nichele and Rössler, Herzog and deMeuron, Tada Ando and Mario Botta complemented by the sculpture «Dirk’s Pod» by Richard Serra at Novartis Campus. My aim is to honour the work of the architects as sculptors and artists and to unveil the soul, beauty and aesthetics of their contemporaneous works. All buildings are well embedded in Basel’s architectural structure and connected to science, business and culture. The gold-and-silver-look is inspired by the renowned photographer John Kosmopoulos.
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photoSCHWEIZ 2025
4 images
City of London My visit in London on a workshop with Julia Anna Gaspadorou aroused my special interest for working with light in B&W architectural photography. Her work bases on (en)Visionography meaning to “photo-graph” a “vision”. This style is represented by Joel Tintjelaar as well. My aim is to convey the essence of a building in fine-art. I understand this work as a step to further experiences in my journey as photographer.
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La Harpa – Music Hall Reykjavik, Iceland La Harpa (the harp) is a fascinating light-flooded building lying at the waterfront of Icelands capital. It represents natural elements of Iceland’s landscape. The construction mostly out of vertical and horizontal lines reminds on harsh precipitous coasts, hexagonal structures all over the building on vulcanic basalt columns, ice and water. Nevertheless it’s transparency let it appear as a nearly “flying object”.
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