Taking photos of normal, everyday sites in an urban setting and manipulating them to look like abstract objects is how the Hellopanos Mirrors iPhoneography project changes our perspective on what is normal.
Photographer and visual artist Panos Papanagiotou, also known as Hellopanos, uses buildings, signs, satellite dishes, plants and more as subjects for this photography series. He then uses a mirroring technique, entirely changing the appearance of the photos using an iPhone app, to create these perfectly symmetrical images. The final product appears to be some sort of abstract, crystallized shape that is floating in an unknown space, completely isolated from any landscape it was originally a part of.
The Hellopanos Mirrors iPhoneography project makes us take a closer look at, and analyze, elements of our surroundings in a new way.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Symmetrical Iphoneography
- There is an opportunity to create more symmetrical and abstract photography using iPhone apps or other editing software.
- Abstract Urban Art
- There is a trend toward creating abstract art using urban landscapes as a backdrop and manipulating them to create new forms.
- New Perspective Photography
- There is a trend toward using photography to highlight and reveal new perspectives on everyday landscapes and objects.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Photography
- There is an opportunity to develop new iPhoneography apps or other creative tools for photographers to manipulate and create symmetrical or abstract images.
- Art
- There is an opportunity for artists to use urban landscapes and buildings to create abstract art and stimulate new ways of seeing the world.
- Tourism
- There is an opportunity to use abstract photography and urban art to promote tourism to different cities and highlight unique aspects of the cityscape.
