Structures designed by the likes of Peter Zumthor, Zaha Hadid, and Le Corbusier are rendered into atmospheric, sharply detailed black and white compositions through the camera lens of Swiss-French analogue photographer Hélène Binet, who was recently selected as the 2015 recipient of the Julius Shulman Institute Excellence in Photography Award.

The Institute bestows the annual award to an early photographer whose work embodies the legacy of architectural photographer Julius Shulman and continues to influence the artistic medium of architectural photography. Previous recipients include Iwan Baan (2010), Richard Barnes (2011), Pedro E. Guerrero (2012), Catherine Opie (2013), and Grant Mudford (2014).

↑ Kapelle fur den heiligen Bruder Klaus 03, architecture by Peter Zumthor, 2009.

In celebration, the WUHO Gallery in Los Angeles will host the "Hélène Binet: Fragments of Light" exhibition starting with the opening reception and award presentation on February 28. Co-curated by Binet and Emily Bills of the Julius Shulman Institute, the exhibition will be open until March 29, 2015.

↑ MAXXI Diptychon, architecture by Zaha Hadid, 2009.

↑ Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, architecture by Zaha Hadid, 2003.

↑ Firminy C, architecture by Le Corbusier, 2007.

Binet's international list of clients include Studio Mumbai, Daniel Libeskind, Peter Zumthor, Raoul Bunschoten, Zaha Hadid and past icons like Le Corbusier, Alvar Aalto, John Hejduk, Geoffrey Bawa, and Sverre Fehn, among countless others. Her work has appeared in books and exhibitions worldwide. Recently, Binet has begun including landscape photography in her work.