Exploring dimensionality through photography

Some of the most personally satisfying photos I take are photos of scenes that have a strong sense of three dimensionality, and no, I’m not talking about using lenses with lot’s of “3D-pop” or photos with a super shallow depth of field and a blurred background (bokeh). I’m talking about looking out from within, seeing light through darkness, shadows, leading lines, etc. Photos that put you in a place...

I mean... this might be the crux of my fascination with architecture to begin with—exploring space on a human scale.

I recently did some work in downtown LA and was able to wrap early enough to do some personal photography. The building I was working in was on Grand, and there’s a roadway that goes below the street, and there are openings in the roadway that are open to the street above. If you’ve ever seen a car commercial in LA, you’ve probably seen this street, and it has been on my list of places to explore with my camera for a while now...

The pill-shaped openings reminded me of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Marin County Civic Center.

Anyway, super fun place to explore. I’ll have to return sometime to see it in different conditions, and hopefully with fewer trucks and dumpsters parked in the middle of the road down there.