Javier Arcenillas is a documentary photographer and teacher of Documentary Photography, Landscape and Architecture at the International School PICA in Madrid. He is also a photographer for the City Council of Alcobendas, a city closely related to photography where he’s photographed its evolution and urbanism over many years. ‘Thanks to this I have the opportunity to carry out professional projects dedicated to architecture and also to the territory or the environment, and at the same time as being the editor of many projects by students who work on this type of photography. That's why I can allow myself to play photographically with essays where architecture acquires a narrative and aesthetic sense within the context of a project,’ explains Javier.
Nur-Sultan, previously known as Akmola then Astana, is the capital city of Kazakhstan, a landlocked country with a navy on the Caspian Sea and the second largest land border in the world (with Russia). The city changed its name in March 2019 in honour of former president Nursultan Nazarbayev, after a unanimous vote in Kazakhstan’s parliament. ‘Nur-Sultan was a discovery that allowed me to open a new series on architecture under the concept of creative urbanism,’ Javier says. ‘I started it as a visual exercise for my architecture students, where the main idea was the visual confrontation in a city separated by two concepts: the classic Soviet model and the new futuristic development spreading through it.’
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140 years of change
AP has become the world’s oldest surviving consumer photo magazine because we have moved with the times, says Nigel Atherton
Preserving history in platinum
A deep dive into the meticulous art of platinum printing, and the collaboration between the Royal Geographical Society and Salto Ulbeek. Mike Crawford explores how they brought historical photographs to life with enduring beauty and precision
Life in the past lane
What was life like for an amateur photographer in 1884? John Wade takes a trip back in time
Choice cuts
How many trillions of photographs must have been taken in the past 140 years? Amy Davies asked some of our regular contributors for their favourites....a difficult task, to say the least
How good a camera can you buy for just £140?
Three members of the AP team see what they can find for the money
Round Five: The Best of the Rest
The APOY judges choose their favourite images that didn’t make the top ten of our Landscapes category
Amateur Photographer of the Year
Here are the top ten images uploaded to Photocrowd from Round Five, Landscapes, with comments by the AP team and our guest judge
FILM STARS A lifetime of landmarks
Cameras that hit the headlines between then and now. John Wade is your guide
140 years of Amateur Photographer
As AP celebrates its 140th birthday next month, Nigel Atherton looks back at its glorious past
John Wade considers...World War II: Home Front 1940, by A.J O'Brien
Say the word 'Wall's' to those of a certain age and two things spring to mind: sausages and ice cream.