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There’s landscape – and then there’s architecture.
When the two come together as strikingly as they do in the chapel by Staab Architekten in Kesselostheim (Bavarian Swabia!), I can’t help but feel the urge to capture it in an image.
Clouds. Vastness. Contrast.
A perfect setting for a black and white interpretation – minimal, crisp, atmospheric. And the best part: despite it being a late Sunday afternoon, I had the whole site to myself. A rare luxury. It gave me the chance to explore the chapel at my own pace and find my personal composition.
It reminded me once again just how much joy black and white photography brings me these days – especially because it doesn’t require shooting in the middle of the night during blue hour. Sometimes, it's enough to just head out in the afternoon, observe, feel, and create.
Oh, and by the way – this was my third chapel out of seven so far. Let’s see what’s still to come...
Architect: Santiago Calatrava
Cost: $4.5 billion
When fully completed, the Hub will connect 11 different subway lines, serve 200,000 commuters daily and will be almost as big as Grand Central Station.
Glasgow's SEC Armadillo, originally known as the Clyde Auditorium. It opened on 1st January 2000 and hosts theatre, music and convention events for up to 3,000 people.
It was designed by architects Foster and Partners and was renamed after becoming affectionately known locally as The Armadillo, due to its resemblance to the animal of the same name.
"Human beings are human beings who are pure of heart that many tears of laughter. Educate your heart with sincerity and innocence to the vagaries of life becomes more meaningful and follow the changing of maturity"
The vast emptiness of an upscale shopping mall 10 minutes before closing time.
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