My favorite thing about Austin is the coexistence of urbanity and nature. For this project, I chose to explore this dual element of Austin while applying the Gestalt principles to photography sessions up and down South Congress. In this visual, conceptual exploration, I found that sometimes urbanity is integrated into nature, sometimes nature is integrated into the city and sometimes the two merge equally. In some cases, this distinction depends on your point of view. Throughout the project, I mainly noticed repetition and grouping in my photographs. I used continuity and containment as well, although less frequently. I enjoyed working with continuity and containment because I found them to be more challenging to apply.
My focus for this project created a thread of aesthetic contrast through each of these photos. Greens of leaves, bushes, water, and trees are presented against elements of industry from complete buildings to fences and lights.
