ENR 2025 Year in Construction Photo Contest: Material Beauty | Engineering News-Record
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This year’s winners, curated by a judging team from more than 1,100 submitted photo contest entries, offer stunning and eye-opening glimpses into day-to-day activity across the global construction sector.
ENR 2025 Year in Construction Photo Contest Winners: Material BeautyJanuary 28, 2026ENR 2025 Year in Construction Photo Contest Winners: Material BeautyJanuary 28, 2026Photo: Brandon BlumPhoto by Brandon Blum, Webcor Builders;Submitted by Rochelle Buckner, Webcor BuildersENR readers chose this striking image by Blum, Webcor marketing specialist, for the print issue cover in an online poll, where it received more than 40% of the vote. It depicts contractor crew members assembling an intricate scaffold system above active passenger areas at San Francisco International Airport to ensure safety in upgrading the terminal roof and exterior and adding solar energy panels at a facility with 59 million annual travelers. Blum says the shot from within the scaffold structure shows the “interplay of depth, light and human coordination that captures the quiet complexity” of construction amid busy airport operations.ProjectsTalentAwards ✕ Jump To: The Photos Meet the Judges This year’s winners from a crop of more than 1,100 submitted photo contest entries offer up stunning and eye-opening glimpses into day-to-day activity across the global construction sector. While laying out the pages that follow, Senior Art Director Scott Hilling noticed interesting similarities and patterns. “The judges did a fantastic job with their final selections and there seemed to be a lot of shots this year from varying heights, looking down from high up for some shots with amazing depth of field that give yo...