My initial inspiration was from both Bob Egleston’s and Dan Winters’ simple, stripped down compositions of often overlooked places. Walking around the various towns and neighborhoods in Northern Virginia, I soon realized a common theme in the images I was capturing. My eye was drawn to the many geometric shapes found within the various buildings. Modern parking garages, old storefronts, parking garages, and even scaffolding contained a myriad of intersecting lines. The title references both the subject matter (geometric shapes) and my process of exploring various towns (peregrination).
As the project progressed, I realized this theme was not limited to the structure but that it applied to the entire frame of the composition. The bricks and chain-link fence were geometric but so was the rooftop against the night sky or a telephone line crossing the frame. The composition of each photo then played a significant role while shooting the remainder of the project.
In the final stage of the project, I found that when presenting this work, pairing my final photos further illustrated this geometric theme. The photos paired here play off each other with similar elements such as their orientation, location of light sources, key shapes, and shadows.
