Alex Schneideman explores the importance of patterns in his ‘Thinking Photography’ feature in the May 2017 issue of Black+White Photography. He defines patterns in three ways: as repeating graphic shapes; as related to an order or system; and as a mode of thinking or behaviour. He argues: ‘A pattern is a visible manifestation of an invisible force. Only a photograph can reveal these forms and the story of their origination in a way that renders them poetic and human.’ ‘Trees denuded of leaves,’ he claims, ‘reveal the similarity of their structures – not only is this a pattern in the objective sense but …. It is also true in the sense of there being a governing force revealed slowly over time.’
Photo: The Beechwoods, Cambridge, February 2017