Noah Robin / Photographs on film

Monochrome architecture on film

Arches, passages, stairs and street signs form this selection of nine black-and-white photographs by Noah Robin. Shapes, textured surfaces and transitions between light and shadow connect the images.

The newest group moves through a broad brick arch, a passage with repeated ceiling beams and a stairway beside a streaked wall. Earlier photographs explore building signs and street-facing details. Openings, lines and fragments of lettering connect these different architectural views.

Archway, Passage, Stairs

Three architectural studies connect weathered masonry, repeated beams and steps through their strong lines and dark openings.

Black-and-white view of a broad weathered brick arch with dark openings beneath it.
Archway

Black-and-white view of a broad weathered brick arch with dark openings beneath it.

Black-and-white passage with repeated ceiling beams leading toward a bright wall.
Passage

Black-and-white passage with repeated ceiling beams leading toward a bright wall.

Black-and-white steps rise beside a streaked wall and a dark doorway.
Stairs

Black-and-white steps rise beside a streaked wall and a dark doorway.

Light and lettering

A marquee, an awning and a facade bring lettering and sharply defined sunlight into the architectural details.

Black-and-white detail of a marquee with the words Coming and Concert.
Coming Concert

Black-and-white detail of a marquee with the words Coming and Concert.

Black-and-white study of sunlight and shadow on a textured wall and small awning.
Sunlight and Awning

Black-and-white study of sunlight and shadow on a textured wall and small awning.

Black-and-white detail of a building facade with a sign reading Soon.
Soon

Black-and-white detail of a building facade with a sign reading Soon.

Signs in the street

Parking, Rex and Road Closed signs appear beside facades and a streetlamp in these three photographs.

Black-and-white view looking up at a building facade and a parking sign.
Looking Up at the Parking Sign

Black-and-white view looking up at a building facade and a parking sign.

Black-and-white street scene with a vertical Rex sign and a streetlamp.
Rex Sign and Streetlamp

Black-and-white street scene with a vertical Rex sign and a streetlamp.

Black-and-white photograph of a Road Closed sign beside a building.
Road Closed

Black-and-white photograph of a Road Closed sign beside a building.

Open-edition prints of these photographs are available in the Prints shop.

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