Yuri Avvakumov / PhotoProp

”Cities are complex environmental organisms and are constantly renewing themselves - and buildings don't need to be complete before they become interesting. Yuri Avvakumov, influenced by Russian constructivist photography, often finds inspiration in building sites, cranes and scaffolding. To capture this building site on 2nd Brestkaya street in Moscow, he shot from a high vantage point and tilted the camera at an angle, composing so that the crane jib formed a strong diagonal across the frame. The positioning of the workers appeared almost choreographed, as though they were on stage set rather than a construction site”.

David Wilson - Photographing Buildings, 2001