Photo Analysis: A Day in Berlin

What works well:

The layering is pretty strong. You have the modern James-Simon-Galerie in the foreground (along with the stairs and the man on the bottom right), the classical building behind it, and then the TV tower peeking through in the background, that creates a really nice sense of depth.
The clean, minimalist geometry of the foreground gallery building contrasts nicely with the more detailed historic architecture behind it (also the fact that all buildings have the same tile colour is very satisfying (meaning it is coherent and the modern architecture doesn’t stick out like a sore thumb, which a lot of times it does)).
The opening on the bottom right works like a frame within a frame, naturally pulling your eye toward the man walking into it.
The tower (I think it’s the Berlin TV tower) in the background adds a subtle vertical counterpoint to all the horizontal lines.

What could be better:

Compositionally, it is a bit unclear what the actual subject is. Is it the James-Simon-Galerie, the orange sky, the TV tower, or the man in the corner, or all of them?
→ Because there are several strong elements competing for attention, the photo feels a little uncertain in its intent. Reframing, or committing more clearly to one subject, could have helped. The man especially is very small and pushed into the corner, which makes him feel almost accidental rather than intentional (he also doesn’t separate from the background too well which again does kind of make him fade away and not really stand out, bringing him out in post could have been a way of clearly distinguishing him as the main subject for example).

What works well:

The warm sunset light is definitely the biggest mood-setter. That orange-yellow sky instantly gives the image a calm, almost golden-hour feeling that fits Berlin very well.
The light feels soft and diffused, which does suit the architecture and keeps the scene from feeling harsh or contrasty.
There is a quiet, end-of-day atmosphere to it, making it feel very peaceful in my opinion.

What could be better:

The shadows are a little too dark in the lower part of the frame. You lose quite a bit of detail there, and lifting them slightly wouldn’t hurt the mood.
The sky’s colour spills a bit too much into everything else. Almost the entire photo gets dipped in that orange/yellow tone, which can feel slightly overbearing.
The light doesn’t really guide the eye toward a clear subject, which again makes it hard to really say what the subject actually is.