Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Photography: Looking Through Windows

Now before you get the wrong idea from this post title, no, I am not a peeping tom.

I swear.

However, I do love windows and noticing how they're all so completely unique in their shape, size, and style. And being someone who lives in a city, it's interesting to see the vast diversity of windows.

As I've shared in many of my urban photography posts, what I love about cities is how gritty they can be. And to me, that grittiness is what makes city living so appealing. I don't like being surrounded by locations where everything is so obviously new, homogenized and pristine.

Because it lacks character.

I like a city that looks as though it's been aged; carrying with it glimpses of the past that peek through the architecture as if to say, "Hey...remember me? I'm old, but still beautiful!"

I'm sure you've all heard the expression: shabby chic, which is a style of interior decoration that uses furnishings that are or appear to be pleasantly old and slightly worn.

Well, I've decided to create a style for why I find city life so appealing. It's called: "gritty chic."

I took these photographs over the past two weeks, all of which were taken from a distance using my camera on manual mode to get a closeup view. I also tried to capture various highlights and shadows.

Please enjoy, looking through windows...