Fascination with Form

Form is all around us, in nature and in the human built world. Zoom in for a closer view of something and form often reveals itself. 

Sometimes it’s found in the details that the camera reveals. Or it might be in the patterns the eye finds, the textures, colors and shapes that draw us closer. 

The desiccated reproductive parts of a palm in the photo at the right suggest a forest of surreal projections, pointy, sharp and somehow menacing. You can even see little hooks and barbs at the tips of these tendrils that suggest animal form.

A different idea can be seen in the array of pomegranates, oranges and grapefruit in the photo beneath. What hot, thirsty pedestrian wouldn’t be drawn by some aspect of this beguiling arrangement? That was the point of the vendor’s display, after all: to create visual interest that brings in customers.

By getting close and cropping, I hoped to emphasize the sumptuousness of these fruits, especially the pomegranates, and the details of their form.  

The image of the glass bells from a Palestinian market on the West Bank became much more interesting when I let the sky wash out. It acted like a sort of backlighting, helping to reveal the delicate textures and translucence in the various colors.