Once On The Edge

Photographer

Yuanfeng Mao

Category

Architecture Photography - Building

Company

Submission Group

Amateur

Year

2025

Country / Region:

United States

At 8:17 PM on October 19th, 2024, an almost full waxing moon rose behind The Edge Observation Deck—a cantilevered sky platform 1,100 feet above Manhattan. Planned to the second, this rare alignment—visible for only minutes—revealed the platform glowing with light, silhouetting visitors suspended between city and sky.

More Platinum Winner Winners
Professional
2025

Photographer / Company

Andre Magarao

Category

Commercial Photography - Sports / Action

Country / Region

Brazil

Amateur
2025

Photographer / Company

Rodrigo Izquierdo

Category

Germany Photography - People

Country / Region

United States

Professional
2025

Photographer / Company

Tony Hewitt

Category

Fine Art Photography - Landscape

Country / Region

Australia

Amateur
2025

Photographer / Company

Riley Fox

Category

People Photography - Sports

Country / Region

United States