Absence with Angles
Fine Art Abstract Architectural Photography
Code Named: project #276fbc
As a crime and thriller book cover photographer, I live for shadow and noir. But for Absence with Angles, I did something highly suspect: I embraced abstract architectural photography in the blazing day day sun. Yes, I went outside — and I look better in geometry than gloom.
Normally, I dwell in shadows. Low light and moody tones — that’s my comfort zone. Let’s be honest — nobody is plotting a murder under a blazing blue skies.But sometimes, even I need a break from corpses and conspiracies.
So this I created a new body of work Absence with Angles: Code named project#276fbc
A quiet series of fine art architectural photography, where harsh midday sun meets clean geometry, and where a slice of pure #276fbc sky sneaks into every frame. You know — that blue patch above us I usually avoid because it doesn’t scream “buried body.”
Shot exclusively as a deliberate rebellion to convention-“Don’t shoot at midday! The shadows will be nasty!”, this is my version of minimalist fine art architectural photography or as I prefer to call it architectural abstraction. Every frame is about what’s missing as much as what’s present — the empty stark white walls, the hard edges and the shadows that fall like guillotines.Structures that seem often more abstract than real.
They are simple, yes — but deceptively so, but behind each lies an OCD induced formula in tonal control, shadow balance and just a slice of #276fbc
And yes, I did burn my head in the process. Occupational hazard.
Technical Section (for the geeks)
These weren’t shot in one golden-hour swoop of architectural perfection. Oh no. They were shot over various days and actually years, deliberately in harsh midday sun that every normal photographer avoids.This actually helped all unify the images for light, and tonal control.
To make them a cohesive body of work, I created a “master image” — with exact mid tones, highlights, shadows, and #276fbc calibrated sky — and then cajoled every other shot into submission harnessing Photoshop wizardry to make every shot obediently match.
So while these may look like “simple” architectural abstractions, they’re actually finely tuned compositions of geometry and light.
Prints for Sale: Call-to-Action
Yes, my fine art minimalist architectural prints are available. Elevate your gallery wall with clean lines, geometry, and a touch of cheeky existential calm—because even at high noon, architecture can still whisper Absence with Angles.
circa 1975