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Another shot from my ongoing "Urban Serendipity" project, taken in São Paulo, Lisbon. This vibrant neighborhood, with its mix of historic charm and modern energy, provides endless inspiration for capturing the contrasts of urban life. Excited to share more as this series evolves!
São Paulo, Lisbon, Portugal
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Ground floor at Versailles, straight in, back loge area (you enter via a main hall on the ground floor that "T"'s into this about 3 or 4 arches down on the right) (the room off to the left is like a huge windowed solarium type of thing running the length of this hall. The "solarium" looks out on the famous Versailles Gardens).
The thing I love about this shot is not only the obvious visual geometry, but how the edges of the colums are so sharp contrasted with the soft almost sensual quality of the stone work within each arch here - each appearing to melt into the next. The lighting was all natural, of course, and I love the way the shadows and light worked in this. I'm sure that different times of day would show dramatically different results in this hallway. The other thing I like is the lack of ornate over-the-top decoration compared to that found in the rest of Versailles.
Available for purchase, this looks fabulous in 20x30 or 30x40 in a formal frame or unframed mounted with wall offsets for nouveau settings. I had an office manager that bought a 20x30 and put it in an old fashioned gilt-gold ornate frame and hung it in her dining room. It looked fabulous, if I do say so myself! Starting at $450. (Don't worry, prints do not have watermarking shown here but are signed by me in the lower right corner after I have reviewed the print for quality.)
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This photo was taken inside the Bolo Haouz Mosque — a historic Friday mosque just across from the Ark of Bukhara, near Registan Square. Built in 1712, it was the official place of worship for the emirs during the final years of the Emirate of Bukhara.
"Bolo Haouz" means "Children's Pool", referring to the reflecting pool before the mosque. While the exterior is known for its elegant wooden columns, the interior is just as striking. Detailed geometric patterns, soft pastel colors, and Quranic calligraphy surround the mihrab (prayer niche).
I arrived at a quiet time — only one man was praying, alone in a peaceful place, surrounded by centuries of art and faith..
Abstract blue and white shapes overlap in a geometric pattern, creating a sense of depth. Light and dark shades intermingle, giving the composition a dynamic and layered appearance.
The sleek, curving corridor of the London Underground’s Jubilee Line at London Bridge Station captures both the elegance and efficiency of Britain’s famed transit system. This photograph highlights the station’s futuristic tunnel design, where steel ribs and gradient blue paneling arch overhead like a spaceship interior. The perspective leads the viewer’s eye forward, toward the distant glow of the next connection and the promise of movement beneath the city’s surface.
London Bridge Station is one of the oldest and busiest transport hubs in London, serving not only the Jubilee Line, but also the Northern Line and multiple National Rail services. Opened in 1836 and rebuilt several times since, the station has evolved into a modernized gateway connecting southeast London to the city’s heart. The Jubilee Line itself is one of the youngest in the Tube system, known for its accessibility, modern design, and architectural drama.
In this image, the symmetry and lighting create an almost cinematic feel. Harsh fluorescent tubes run cleanly along the ceiling, casting their glow onto alternating metal grates and signage. The green emergency exit sign and blue directional placard mark the utilitarian function of the tunnel, while also adding subtle visual punctuation to an otherwise tightly disciplined space. The walls are marked with “London Bridge” repeating across the curved panels—a visual rhythm that reinforces the location and adds texture to the shot.
The absence of people in this photo lends a sense of quiet anticipation. It’s a rare moment of stillness in one of the world’s busiest metro systems. The tunnel becomes a character itself—calm, sturdy, waiting. For photographers, this type of image represents a celebration of urban minimalism: clean lines, practical beauty, and infrastructure that hums with human purpose, even when humans are temporarily absent.
The Jubilee Line is also one of the most accessible lines on the Underground, and London Bridge Station underwent significant renovations to improve step-free access, clear signage, and better wayfinding. These improvements reflect the broader push across the Transport for London (TfL) system toward more inclusive, modern infrastructure.
For travelers, this image evokes memories of navigating the Tube—watching the blinking signs, rushing through corridors like this to make a connection, or standing still to admire how impressively the system is built. For locals, it may feel like a moment of calm in the daily commute. For architecture and design fans, it’s a testament to form following function, where even public transportation tunnels can possess a quiet, industrial beauty.
Inside Istanbul's new airport, I was struck by how the architectural elements created this compelling composition. The subtle green tones and gentle curves, punctuated by precise lighting, offered a perfect study in modern architectural design. I composed the shot to emphasize the flowing lines and create a sense of spatial depth.
Precision and repetition — the lens never blinks. A calm, clinical landscape where lines dominate and surveillance becomes part of the aesthetic language.
Jag gillar att studera olika byggnader och hus, deras former, färger, mönster, vinklar och linjer. Arkitektur är intressant. För veckans Fotosöndagtema föll sig därför valet naturligt att fånga en byggnads geometriska mönster med kameran. Detta är mitt bidrag.
I find architecture and the patterns, lines, forms, colours and angles of buidings and houses interesting. Therefore this week's Fotosöndag theme geometric patterns was especially fun to capture with my camera. This is my contribution to the theme.
An all-seeing eye under sterile chrome — surveillance camouflaged in elegance. At BMW Welt, function and design merge in silent observation
Working with the clean architectural elements, I composed this frame to emphasize the dynamic flow of parallel lines. The diagonal arrangement creates a sense of movement, while the contrast between light and dark surfaces adds depth to the geometric pattern.
This piece, 'Elevation Odyssey,' interprets the high-altitude odyssey of paragliders using digital art techniques. Crafted with Midjourney software to create a surrealistic landscape, it was then refined through Photoshop to enhance the visual contrasts and amplify the vibrant palette, encapsulating the adventurers' bold defiance of the serene mountain's daunting scale.
Lian Shan Shuang Lin Monastery, Singapore. Taken with YashicaFlex S using Ilford HP5 400. Developed in Tmax 1+9 and scanned with CanoScan 9000f Mark II.
Geometry watches you. Angles converge with precision while the chrome sentinel blends into the modernist canvas — quiet but vigilant.
The image depicts a woman in a sophisticated pose, wearing an elegant black off-shoulder dress, against a textured wall with geometric patterns. Her makeup is polished, and she has a poised expression.
Model : Fanny, Location:
SKP, Chengdu, Sichuan province, China
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Through careful composition of architectural elements, I created this abstract study where white lines intersect against pure black. The precise arrangement transforms a building's functional features into a geometric ballet of light and shadow.
Black and white conversion taken on the 13/12/2014 at 20:14:02Hrs using a Nikon D3100 camera with an AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR Lens
The Celebrity Summit's Solarium is a covered, adults-only pool area on the Resort Deck.
A black and white fine art photograph capturing the hypnotic spiral of a staircase, evoking the mystery of a distant galaxy. Through light, shadow, and geometry, Michel Rouabah transforms architecture into a cosmic vision. Award-winning photographer based in Paris, specializing in fine art, architecture, portraits, weddings, and editorial work, available in France and worldwide.
at the palma de mallorca airport, time feels like a dance of fleeting moments. the polished floor reflects the soft chaos of movement — a man walking past, the still alignment of luggage carts waiting for their next task. shadows and light play out a silent rhythm, like a traveler’s pulse quickening with anticipation. there is a subtle elegance in the mundane, a quiet poetry in the way the world moves when no one notices. this is the heartbeat of transition, caught in monochrome simplicity.
Looking up at this Toulouse apartment building, I captured the mesmerizing geometry of its modernist architecture. The pink-washed facade, characteristic of the 'Ville Rose', creates a striking contrast with the blue sky, while the repetitive pattern of balconies and windows generates a dizzying perspective that challenges our spatial perception.
For "Weekly Theme Challenge", topic: "Geometric patterns"
For Flickr group "Fantastic Monday!"
04.03.2019 063/365
I've been experimenting with patterns and tiles lately and have a couple of designs that I'm happy with. The idea started with wanting to find a city and working with the side of a building. I needed some new lines and decided to travel into New York and see what I could find, I wasn't disappointed and managed out a couple of shots that I'll be posting. Some are just me having fun with Protoshop, some are fairly straight. The concept for this is actually pretty simple in that you start with one tile and add until you have four, flatten and that becomes the new tile and you add another three, flatten and repeat. This image is 8x8 tiles and you can get some interesting results! My idea of fun and takes me back to my Vasarely study days.
As 2011 comes to a close, I'd like to thank all my Flickr friends, contacts and everyone else that takes to time to ponder my craziness and perhaps toss a comment and/or fave my way! As my first year on Flickr winds down, I can't believe what an experience it's been trading comments with some of the best photographers-artists that I've seen! I truly enjoy looking at all the fantastic photographic work from the widest of styles/genres and value all the friendships that have started this year. My hope and wish for the New Year is that all the friendships continue to grow in 2012. THANK YOU ALL and Happy New Year.
Sliders Sunday is still on I hope??? :)
# 78 ....
Taken Feb 8, 2016 in St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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In a wall between two shops along a public sidewalk, this is all I get of the garden behind it. I am intrigued. This is only blocks from my house so I walk by frequently. I was stimulated to revisit this place at various times of day by a challenge from my local photography group (Central Coast Photo Society) that included "windows to the world."
This photo was taken inside the Abdulaziz-Khan Madrasah in Bukhara, one of the richestly decorated buildings along the old Silk Road. The ceiling is a masterpiece of 17th-century Central Asian craftsmanship: a mix of painted stucco, muqarnas (stalactite-like vaulting), and intricate floral and geometric patterns.
Compared to the older Ulugh Beg Madrasah across the square, which is more sober and geometric, this madrasah feels almost theatrical. The design blends Persian, local, and even Mughal influences, showing how art and architecture evolved in this region during the Ashtarkhanid dynasty.
What struck me most was the unexpected use of warm colors and animal motifs — rare in Islamic architecture — and how well everything has survived centuries of history. Sometimes, you need to pause and look up.
Although not the most valuable object that I own, this is one of my most precious pieces. This is my Great Grandmother’s small Anglo-Indian jewellery box, which she brought back from India after she and my Grandfather finished a period in the diplomatic corps during the Raj just before the Great War. It is precious to me because it holds some of the most tangible memories I have of my Great Grandmother and my Grandmother. This sat on my Great Grandmother’s dressing table and housed some of her everyday jewellery. I remember visiting her and watching her take out her pearls and cameos and glittering rings when she was getting ready to receive visitors or to go out. Even when I hold it now or hear the rich sounds of the box lid as it closes, in my mind I can still smell her violet and lily of the valley perfumes and her cold cream. When she died, my Grandmother inherited it and it sat on her dressing table, and I can hear her laugh as I played with the pearl necklaces, earrings and rings that she kept in there, including the Regency ebony and ivory earrings I called “Flora” and “Fauna”. The yellowing of the ivory is a sign of its advanced age, and its edges have been worn by many hands touching them over the last century: not least of all mine.
The jewellery box itself is an Anglo-Indian (Indian made but designed for the British market who lived in India during the Raj) made in the 1890s. It is fashioned from ebony and rosewood with the most exquisite hand-made geometric marquetry inlay of ivory and mother of pearl. The detail photos show how intricate the geometric pattern is, and how perfectly each piece is fitted. This might impress you even more when you think that the box itself is ten and a half centimetres long, by six and half centimetres wide and four and a half centimetres deep. The ebony frames to the hexagons on the lid are one millimetre thick, the vertical rosewood bands on the ivory edge of the lid are half a millimetre in width, the smallest triangles on the sides each have sides of one millimetre in length and the triangles around the flowers on the lid have sides less than half a millimetre in length: and all of this was made with precision by hand by a master artisan more than a century ago.
This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a weekly challenge called “Snap Happy”. A different theme chosen by a member of the group each week, and the image is to be posted on the Monday of the week.
This week the theme, “geometry” was chosen by GG, Greenstone Girl.
Geometry is the part of mathematics that studies the size, shapes, positions and dimensions of things. Squares, circles and triangles are some of the simplest shapes in flat geometry. Cubes, cylinders, cones and spheres are simple shapes in solid geometry.
Marquetry is the art and craft of applying pieces of veneer to a structure to form decorative patterns, designs or pictures.
"Do you think Jaison is cute?"
--"Yes Jaison is dreamy. Jaison's tittle is huuuge omg. I am getting hungry for fried eggs."
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In downtown McKeesport, Pennsylvania, on July 1st, 2019, a building at the northeast corner of 5th Avenue and Blackberry Street.
Jaison's was a regional department store chain that was bought out by Charming Shoppes, Inc., the owner of Fashion Bug, in 1983.
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A black and white fine art photograph capturing the elegant spiral of a staircase, transformed into a cosmic vision through light, shadow, and geometry. With a minimalist and timeless aesthetic, Michel Rouabah reveals the poetry of architecture in motion. Paris-based award-winning photographer specializing in fine art, architecture, portraits, weddings, and editorial work, available in France and worldwide.
The old RR bridge over the St Johns River at DeBary in Volusia County, Florida being slowly engulfed by the trees. Shot in digital infrared.
Zenit B (USSR, 1969), Industar 50-2 lens. Kodak Pro 100, C41 (Lennart Westman), Epson V600, VueScan.
Against a perfect blue sky, I composed this study of a modernist apartment building in Toulouse. The repetitive pattern of windows and balconies creates a geometric grid, while the vibrant turquoise adds a distinctly Mediterranean feel to the urban landscape.
The Mesa, Santa Barbara, California.
Processed in ON1 Photos 10 Enhance and Effects (Dynamic Contrast and Texturizer filters).
“Please sir! What’s geometry, sir?”
“Why just look around you children. Geometry is everywhere!”
This year the FFF+ Group have decided to have a weekly challenge called “Snap Happy”. A different theme chosen by a member of the group each week, and the image is to be posted on the Monday of the week.
This week the theme, “geometry” was chosen by GG, Greenstone Girl.
Geometry is the part of mathematics that studies the size, shapes, positions and dimensions of things. Squares, circles and triangles are some of the simplest shapes in flat geometry. Cubes, cylinders, cones and spheres are simple shapes in solid geometry.
One of the wonderful things that attract people, young and old alike, to Playmobil is their vibrant colour.
Playmobil is a line of toys produced by the Brandstätter Group, headquartered in Zirndorf, Germany. Production began in 1974. Playmobil began to be sold worldwide in 1975, and by 2009, approximately 2.2 billion Playmobil figures had been sold. The signature Playmobil toy is a 7.5 cm tall human figure with a particular smiling face. A wide range of accessories, buildings and vehicles, as well as many sorts of animals, are also part of the Playmobil line. Playmobil toys are produced in themed series of sets as well as individual special figures and playsets. New products and product lines developed by a 50-strong development team are introduced frequently, and older sets are discontinued. Promotional and one-off products are sometimes produced in very limited quantities. These practices have helped give rise to a sizeable community of collectors.
captured within the captivating architecture of the oculus, part of the world trade center complex, this image showcases the vast, open space and unique structural design that defines this iconic transportation hub. the repetition of lines and curves draws the eye into the distance, where a solitary figure walks, adding a human element to the grandeur of the space. the high-contrast black and white composition emphasizes the geometric patterns and creates a dramatic, timeless feel. this photograph captures a moment of quiet amidst the flow of daily commuters, highlighting the blend of art and functionality in modern urban architecture.