The Art of photography

WhattheCameraSees:

CombiningVisualElements

Inaswirlingabstractionotpatterns,texturesand

forms,aspiralstaircaseinahealthcenterinBoston

glowsliketheinteriorofsomegiantincandescent

nautilus.The photographer

used

daylightcolorfilm,

whichproducesunusuallywarmtoneswhen

exposedundertungstenlighting,toturnordinary

concreteinto

a

stairwayofburnishedgold.

ROBERTPERRONBoston

Government-CenterStairway. 1973