Chicago, August 25, 2019 (black and white photograph)

That elusive wonder

December 18, 2021 Paul Politis 0

“Wonder, and its expression in poetry and the arts, are among the most important things which seem to distinguish men from other animals, and intelligent […]

Ottawa, February 21, 2021

Say Yes

December 11, 2021 Paul Politis 0

“There are two worlds; or rather, two distinct ways of looking at the same world. And they can be called (for convenience) the Inspired and […]

Ottawa, April 19, 2021

Surveillance

December 8, 2021 Paul Politis 0

  I didn’t even see the guy in the far left corner watching me until I looked at the photo later on my computer. I […]

Daydreaming (book cover)

Daydreaming

September 8, 2021 Paul Politis 0

  Here’s a sequence of 20 colour urban and street photographs that I’ve put together in a small book entitled “Daydreaming“.  

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Abstractions

July 6, 2021 Paul Politis 0

Here are some quotes from the Dutch painter Piet Mondrian accompanied by a few of my black and white photos. I’m aware that it is […]

Untitled (colour photograph)

City Skin

July 6, 2021 Paul Politis 0

Over the past year or so I’ve taken some photos through the scratches and graffiti on the various transparent surfaces I come across during my […]

Yo (colour photograph)

On camera

July 5, 2021 Paul Politis 0

The other day, I picked up my copy of Art & Fear and started reading at a random page. It’s one of those books where […]

Black and white architectural abstract photograph by Paul Politis

Against the Sky

June 22, 2021 Paul Politis 0

I made a bunch of photos last year that I grouped together and called Skyward which was me having fun with playing around with the […]

Ottawa, November 10, 2020

Balancing chaos

June 21, 2021 Paul Politis 0

“It’s very spiritual because you’re suddenly seeing the coherence and the interconnectedness of everything — left to right, top to bottom, front to back. It’s […]

Ottawa, November 7, 2020

Birds on a rooftop

June 17, 2021 Paul Politis 0

“Complete isolation — that is what the Outsider is driving at. He knows that, if he could only achieve it, there is a completely different […]