Curves define a place to sit in this corporate lobby.
I’ve dedicated my craft and career to depicting constructed environments – built up and built out. It’s my job to find order and pattern in these environments. Highlighting the geometry at work is one way I tell stories visually.
In gaining a greater understanding of what defines and holds together a building or any physical space, geometry speaks volumes – literally.
Penn’s Perry World House plays with basic geometric shapes mostly associated with houses, then adds a modern twist to these forms.
One might assume that photography is much more of an art than a science, but as it turns out, math has plenty to do with photography. Geometry is essential to architecture, no matter the style. Whether traditional, futuristic, or otherwise, every structure has volume and can come in any number of shapes. From a photographer’s perspective, the right angle can bring depth and drama to the story I want to tell.
Intersecting and parallel rectangular planes bring this urban townhouse façade to life.
Unique geometry – a look back to deco style – helps a skyscraper take a stand on a city skyline (note that Philadelphia’s Pyramid Club is located just under this pyramid that tops off 1735 Market).
You might think that math has very little to do with photography. After all, isn’t photography all about the art? All about the image?
I think you can see where this is headed.
Curves – undulating curves – add drama and movement to an airport restaurant ceiling.
Math has everything to do with photography. Just look around. Math – geometry to be specific – is everywhere. We are surrounded by rectangles, squares, triangles, circles and curves. Every building – traditional, modern, futuristic and inbetween – has volume. Geometry is the organizing principle that holds it all together. Geometry makes order out of disorder.
Next to my camera, it’s the means by which I tell stories with pictures.
Skyscrapers as oversized three-dimensional graph paper. Excel spreadsheets grown to Godzilla size.
