Photos are visual spaces where shapes and lines, objects, and people come together.
Geometry in photography — shapes, diagonals, vanishing points — fascinates me.
As someone who was terrible at all math-related subjects this doesn’t intuitively make sense. What I like about geometrically-rich photos, though, is that they bring together distinct forms into one visual surface. Along the way, they also force the concrete and the abstract to converge: objects and landscapes are still themselves, yet already a little more (and a little less) than what I’d initially seen in them.

This is the case in the photo above, too. Taken on a recent afternoon at the Valletta Waterfront, in Malta, I love the convergence of ornate Baroque details and simple lines, of solid stone and blue skies, of curves and straight lines leading my eye toward the horizon.
This week, explore the ways lines and shapes can converge in interesting ways through photography. You can take the theme in a literal or an abstract direction, as you see fit — from a photo of a byroad merging into a busy highway to an image of an airport terminal where people from all over the world form hectic, ephemeral communities.
I look forward to seeing your photos!
Here is my photo: http://solaner.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/weekly-photo-challenge-converge/
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Here’s my take: http://jgtravels.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/photo-friday-pioneertown-california/
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Hmmm, interesting word and idea… 🙂
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My contribution this week: https://esengasvoice.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/weekly-photo-challenge-converge/
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Probably one of my favorite places on earth. Great shot!
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Thank you! It’s such a lovely town.
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Here’s my submission: http://exploratorius.us/2014/11/28/converge/
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Fantastic topic. Thanks! Here is how I see it: http://empireoflights.com/2014/11/28/leaves/
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While I’m not sure I know precisely what converge means, I bravely portrayed my idea of it:
http://maraeastern.com/2014/11/28/weekly-photo-challenge-converge/
Is that about right?
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I think that’s a great take on the idea of convergence — I love the power lines crisscrossing here.
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Thank you, Ben, that’s encouraging! Your prompt was truly challenging and fun to respond!
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Converging wedding:
http://insellos.wordpress.com/2014/11/29/weekly-photo-challenge-converge/
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Since my pingbacks aren’t working here, here is my entry for this week’s challenge
WPC: Converge http://wp.me/p2VJsy-1TP
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My contribution from St Peter’s Basilica http://wp.me/p3MDDu-151
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An unusual converging of lines looking over the small city of Porto: https://hollyedejer.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/weekly-photo-challenge-converge/
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This is a tough one. I’ll be right back.
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http://retirenicaragua.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/weekly-photo-challenge-come-together-right-now/
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I doubt my pingback will work but here’s the link anyway. https://castelsarrasin.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/weekly-photo-challenge-converge/
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https://finaletoanentrance.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/converge/
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Difficult one this week…. http://ambitiousdrifter.com/2014/11/28/line-meets-light/
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Reflecting lines of an abandoned building!
http://janikaberridge.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/weekly-photo-challenge-converge/
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a challenging one:)
http://words4jp.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/weekly-photo-challenge-converge/
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Animal tracks converging at the waterhole:
http://dewetswild.com/2014/11/28/converge/
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Fun! I found the road the where happiness and mildness converge. 🙂 http://www.pirancafe.com/2014/11/28/path-to-happiness-shanghai/
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Here are my beach huts: ‘Candy Stripes and Winter Blues’ post http://carowoods.com/2014/11/28/candy-stripes-and-winter-blues/ Please do come over and leave a comment….always so welcome. x
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Here is one: http://chittlechattle.com/2014/11/28/weekly-photo-challenge-converge/
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Here’s my contribution: https://gwhphotos.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/wp-weekly-photo-challenge-converge/
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here is my photos http://lordofsick.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/converge-photo-challenge/
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Converging with Photography 101: triumphs come together!
http://scillagrace.com/2014/11/28/weekly-photo-challenge-photography-101-triumphs-converging/
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My links to daily prompts and challenges still don’t work so here is my take on the weekly photo challenge: Converge
http://impossiblebebong.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/converge/
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Perfect theme for city photos…
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Here’s my photo journey to the wine yard in Spain… http://byswav.com/2014/11/28/weekly-photo-challenge-converge/
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Here’s my entry. Converging lines to the sun.
http://jaapkroon.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/weekly-photo-challenge-converge/
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My 2 in 1 Friday: Converging on Triumph!
http://lespetitspasdejuls.wordpress.com/2014/11/28/weekly-photo-challenge-converge-photography-101-triumph/
Cheers!
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Here’s my entry for this week. What’s That? The Sun..? | Steve Says…
http://steve-says.net/2014/11/28/whats-that-the-sun/
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