A World Less Seen

       Fine Art International Photography By Thomas Upton       

Architecture & Structures

The flow of lines, shapes, and colors are usually a focus for an architect and equally interesting to a photographer trying to capture that flow in a photograph. Often, as in this gallery, a photo of part of the structure draws attention to a visually interesting element of the structure and the viewer’s mind is free to imagine the rest.

Salton Sea Yacht Club exterior shows a turquoise circular tower, palm trees, brick.
Close architectural view of the Salton Sea Yacht Club shows blue corrugated roofing and.
A line of tall cylindrical grain silos casts long shadows across dry grass beside industrial piping.
Grid of circular window surrounds and reflective glass creates an abstract pattern in warm afternoon light.
Vertical architectural detail shows red stair treads and railings forming strong repeating geometric.
Two modern Pudong skyscrapers stand against gray sky, including the rectangular opening of the World.
Vivid exposed pipes, braces, and glass cover the Pompidou Center facade.
Black and white view of the Seine River with a moored boat and Eiffel Tower in the distance.
Surface color and structural form define the composition: Minimalist white wall with a blue-trimmed door is crossed by a tall, brightly striped.
Bright red arches and a yellow wall create a graphic architectural composition with a green palm tree.
Curved bridge spans a shaded creek, its underside washed in green light amid dense evening foliage.
Curving iron ribs and pale walls surround a circular glass ceiling viewed from below inside Grand Palais.
Metal beams and transparent roof panels form a geometric view toward surrounding buildings.
Sharp sunlight throws angular shadows across pale stone steps and walls at Machu Picchu.
Rows of vermilion torii gates form a narrowing tunnel around a stone path at Fushimi Inari.
Sweeping metal curves overlap in black and white, with bright highlights and deep architectural shadows.
Sun flares through skeletal metal artwork standing on a barren desert flat with distant.
Black-and-white striped columns occupy a Paris courtyard while visitors walk between them.
Side entrance to San Javier, which rests on a mountain road about 20 miles inland from Loreto.
Shanghai's Bund skyline stretches across the river in monochrome beneath long streaked clouds.
Warm lights mirror in a Bruges canal beneath an arched bridge and historic brick buildings.
White wind turbines stand across dark grassland beneath a broad clouded sky on northern Hawaii Island.