Downtown Dallas Skyscrapers Converging Overhead Black and White Architectural Photography
Window Grids and Ornate Facades Framing an Open Sky
Looking straight up changes the shape of a city. In this downtown Dallas photograph, buildings enter from several edges and taper toward the open sky between them. I made the image in 2021, using the upward view to bring their different surfaces into one closely connected composition.
The nearest facade extends from the top of the frame, its windows narrowing toward a pointed edge. A glass tower reaches inward from the right, while a larger windowed building rises from below. On the left, more decorative stonework adds another kind of detail. I like seeing these buildings share the same space without losing the individual patterns that distinguish them.
Standing beneath them made me feel small, but also closely connected to the architecture overhead. Black and white strengthens that impression by concentrating on lines and light. Window grids, projecting ledges and darker glass create a range of textures, while the smooth sky provides a pause between them. The converging perspective gives the picture its energy without requiring a busy street scene.
This vertical photograph would suit an office, modern living space or collection of city architecture. It offers both a recognizable Dallas setting and a more abstract arrangement of diagonals and grids. From across the room, the buildings form a strong frame around the sky; closer viewing reveals the decorative details and repeated windows that make each part of the scene different.
© Dan Kosmayer, 2021
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Every photograph in my collection comes from my own travels, explorations, and years behind the camera.
I create my work as photographic art rather than mass-produced decoration. From street portraits and abandoned places to landscapes, architecture, and the unusual subjects I discover along the way, each image begins with something that made me stop and look.
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