Two photographs taken by a Dublin man have won an international urban photography competition.

Ross Magrath, an electrical engineer from Dublin living in the UK, was the winner in two categories of the CBRE Urban Photographer of the Year competition. The theme was Cities at Work and photographers were asked to capture the essence and reality of the working life of a city. 

Magrath’s 'Alley Check', which depicts a restaurant worker sitting on a doorstep won in the 6am category while his photograph ‘Men of Business’ won top prize in the 6pm group.

Photo: 'Men of Business' / Ross Magrath 6pm category

The winners were selected from 11,500 entries from 79 countries – making it one of the largest photography competitions in the world.

For more on Ross Magrath’s photography check out his Flickr page.