Hanging in front of a local restaurant, a string of lights shines warmly on the faces of patrons outside. This view of the lights from below captures the connection between outdoor atmosphere and downtown spirit.

I noticed this beautiful design on the back gate of a hotel, and felt the all-black gate was fitting for the “fill the frame” prompt. I also loved how the vines on the neighboring wall acted as a fun pop of color that added visual interest to the photo.

While I could’ve interpreted this prompt to refer to more rigid figures, I was inspired by the spiraling shape of these succulent plants that seemed to have bloomed with mathematical precision. I was reminded that succulents such as these follow the Fibonacci spiral, otherwise known as the golden ratio, making them excellent examples of geometry […]

In my local downtown area, there is a very interesting public art installation that I had never taken much time to examine. After considering the piece for a while, I realized that the majority of the artwork relies on negative space. As photographed above, the patterns and shapes that compose the piece are seen in […]

This month, my life has largely revolved around the arrival of two new kittens into my family. I spent the entirety of January giddily taking photos of them at any given opportunity, and couldn’t resist making them the subject of both of my photo blogs for this month. For this prompt, a center-framed portrait that […]

For the last several years, my sister has made an annual tradition of baking a Buche de Noel every Christmas for our family to enjoy. It’s an absolutely beautiful dessert that she puts hours upon hours of work into, and also happens to appear extremely balanced in presentation. I decided to photograph this year’s Buche […]

To fulfill the prompt of capturing the “concept of infinity” using leading lines, I sought out a subject with lines that lead into each other. In my mind, this allows the viewer to infinitely circle their gaze around the image, never finding an endpoint in the matrix of lines. The barren trees in my local […]

I struggled to find symmetry in nature for this prompt, but after an extended period of time spent studying my backyard, I decided to photograph this tree. I believe that this apricot tree, which is currently barren due to the season (and greedy squirrels), is the most symmetrical thing I could find in the outdoors […]