Abstract Architecture
It started with a phone call from two very excited people, Loucia from Tassos Paoadopoulos & Associates LLC and George from REEF + CO. They were going absolutely nuts over the idea of creating abstract, blue-toned architectural photographs for TPLaw’s new image.
I remember telling them:
“Look, I’m not really an architectural photographer”
Being very honest about my doubts. Representing a major law firm with such an intangible, abstract concept felt risky. How would we even know if it worked? When do you know you’ve completed something like that? I think most creatives know this fear, the worry that a project could spiral into something never-ending, or that you’ll be seen as not capable enough. This isn’t because I don’t enjoy a challenge, I do.
I love stepping out of my comfort zone. But doing that with a client who has a clear schedule, a budget, and high expectations is a whole different game compared to exploring a personal project or working with a mentor.
The biggest challenge, honestly, was the restriction to Nicosia, my hometown. It’s hard enough to find fresh perspectives here, given the city’s architecture. But what made it even harder was that I’d grown so used to these streets and buildings. Seeing them with fresh eyes felt almost impossible.
And yet, after some hesitation, I just thought: “Let’s do this.”
I decided to embrace the challenge. I spent a few days roaming around the areas we’d marked as “places of interest.” Each pass, I would commit to a single lens, switching lenses only after finishing a walk. Even if I spotted something that would work better with another focal length, I forced myself to work within the constraint. That limitation ended up pushing me creatively in ways I didn’t expect.
In the end, I genuinely loved the process, the challenge, the experiment, the unpredictability of it all. The clients loved it too. As for the results and whether it all worked, well, I’ll let you decide.
