Geometry within Windy City

Geometry Windy City within

Within the Windy City, the place is filled with

The goal of “Geometries within Windy City”

people, places, noises, and sites. When walking

is to find that moment of self-reflection in the

down the streets of Chicago, you can’t help

city–a moment where one is able to absorb

but get swept into the hustle and excitement.

and comprehend their surroundings. Cities

The entire place is filled with life–the tourists,

can feel overwhelming and complex; however,

the workers, the residents, the cars, the trains,

simplicity can be found within.

the buses. Everything seems to move so fast within the city. Skyscrapers tower over you

Geometries can be found all throughout the city.

and people move past you as if they were

Easily recognizable shapes exist everywhere

performing choreographed steps to get from

when you look closely. Although the height

one place to the next. Within this fast-paced

and scale of the city seem to dominate

lifestyle, how do you find stillness and room to

and overtake the built environment, these

breathe for yourself?

recognizable geometries are able to ground

us and ease us as if they were to comfort us

vibrant. Each image has been carefully edited

that the city isn’t as complicated as it seems.

to preserve lighting and emphasize the natural

Geometries found within the Chicago are able

beauty found within Chicago. Through the act

to embrace us with identifiable features.

of observing the Windy City in a new angle through images, moments of stillness can be

For me, the act of photographing and viewing

found. I am able to absorb and reminisce on all

my images has become a moment of reflection.

these moments within the city.

It allows me to recognize and situate myself within the places I have seen and experienced, but digital photography also allows me to open my eyes to aspects of the city that I had previously missed, small details and geometries start to stand out, colors seem to become more

Jeanelle Cho