German design agency Anzinger Wüschner Rasp selected Quintin Lake’s architectural texture photographs from Dubrovnik, Shanghai, Seoul and Kyoto to illustrate the international nature of the business of Hannover Re, one of the leading reinsurance groups in the world, in their 2008 Annual Report. The previous year’s annual report featured photographs by Yann Arthus-Bertrand.

Download a PDF of the report in German here and English here.

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Facade of Galleria Fashion Store, Seoul, South Korea

Facade of Galleria Fashion Store, Seoul, South Korea

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Lights above Nanjing East Road, Shanghai, China

Lights above Nanjing East Road, Shanghai, China

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Detail Roof tiles Dubrovnik, Croatia

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Bamboo fence next to Nijo Castle, Kyoto, Japan

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View the photographs on the Hanover re website here.

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See more architectural photography including the images featured here in my book Drawing Parallels: Architecture Observed

Photography © Quintin Lake, 2009