If something catches my eye, I stop in my tracks and put the world on pause to take a photo.
I’ve taken photos of a railing and been late to class. I’ve taken photos of a music stand in the middle of practicing french horn. I’ve taken photos of a window latch during a meeting at my summer internship. A railing, a music stand, and a window latch are all very boring objects, but light and shadow have a way of making the banal interesting.
If you blink and don’t take the opportunity when it’s sitting right in front of you, it’ll disappear. It’s something I’ve learned the hard way by returning to a spot with the most beautiful sunset, only to see that the sun had already set.
If something catches your eye and you want to take a photo of it, nothing should stop you- but you might have to be a little sneaky if it’s during a meeting.
A beautiful window latch at the Volvo Car USA headquarters