Abstract Photography of Nature in Color: Displaying Ideas and Concepts

Nature is an abundant resource to create photographs for decoration, to create photographs reflecting my emotions, and to transmit messages about the world. However, nature also opens the door to creating abstract photos, which are more abstract.

In this type of photography, it is the idea or the concept that is essential. Each viewer will mentally interpret and understand an image’s meaning in a different way.

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Lights and Colors

To be consistent with my artistic photography vision, I am always looking for the best lights and colors to create the smoothest harmonies possible within images. The adjustment of the different tones must never be brutal. I always try to create ethereal, evanescent photographs that provoke interrogation. Color is an element of the photographic vocabulary that I use to create inner dialogues with viewers.

The Viewer: Captured Within the Center of Dialogue

I am used to saying that for a nature photograph to be interesting, it must tell a story. I believe that the art of photography is when a relationship between my interpretation and the viewer's perception is established smoothly.

In classical photography, the photographer constructs a photograph interpreting the real world. It's an interpretation. The viewer makes perception. The link that needs to be created is a relationship between an interpretation and a perception.

In abstract photography, the viewer is captured within the center of the dialogue. An abstract photo must have a direct impact on the viewer; it must attract all his attention. Even if I make choices about composition, framing, and light, it is nevertheless the viewer who interprets the contemplative work according to his feelings.

In abstract photography, I must create interesting photos for the viewer. My works become emotionally neutral.

Abstract Photography, a Different Approach

Abstract photography is very different from descriptive or decorative photography, as it requires abstract thinking rather than thinking in terms of location. With abstract photography, I have to think in terms of shapes, textures, color, and light without focusing on the subject. This may seem strange, but the important thing to remember is the abstract aura the photo will radiate. It is necessary to provoke questioning in the mind of the spectator. I can give an interpretation or try to convey a message, but this will not be the most important feature of the photo.

In abstract photography, I am always looking for the element of surprise in the rendering of our photos.