I chose this image because I really like his style of taking photographs. His tone is light, with occasional black colors here and there. A part of it is nicely blocked by the white wall, but we can imagine the staircase twirling up. A curvy line cuts neatly up the wall, forming a geometric pattern on the handle. Same for the staircase in the distance. This image has multiple layers.

This photograph is interesting and a bit surprising because the near circle on the ceiling looks like a mouth at first glance with all the columns in a geometric pattern. Also, it takes a few seconds to realize that he is photographing two staircases.

I think the most important formal element is the tone of this image because it reflects the attitude of the photographer toward the object. It seems like he really likes the staircase since the white color occupied most of the photograph, with occasional black colors. And it also looks like he adores staircases very much.

His photograph is abstract because there are geometric patterns on the handle and the stairs of the staircase. Also, as mentioned above, his staircase at the top really looks like a mouth on a ceiling.

I like his style of splitting his image following the one third rule, using geometric patterns and a clear tone in his photographs.

This piece of work really inspires me because then I know that I can photograph even the most everyday things and turn them into a piece of art. It doesn’t need to be anything fancy, it can just be a ordinary staircase. I will focus more on the tone of my photos, the geometric patterns, and using rules such as the one third rule and maybe even some outstretching lines, and less on the object of my photographs.