Skip to content
Thomas Geist Photography

Thomas Geist Photography

architectural photography | historic buildings & houses of worship

  • Home
  • About
  • Portfolio
    • Sacred: Houses of Worship
    • Historic Buildings
  • Featured Projects
  • Contact

Featured Projects

Featured Projects

5th Avenue Presbyterian Church 5th Ave Presbyterian Church, NYC

Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC

Law Library in the New Town Hall, Munich, Germany Law Library Munich

Central Synagogue, New York, NY Central Synagogue, NYC

St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, NY St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC

Palace of Justice Munich Palace of Justice, Munich

St. Paul Munich St. Paul, Munich

See more on my Instagram!

Perfection is Achieved
Not When There Is Nothing More to Add,
But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Abstraction shows the essence of architecture, the basic words it speaks to us.
These images are an excerpt of my Instagram feed – my ongoing pursuit of architecture’s visual language and its building blocks.

architecturalabstracts

Abstract Architectural Photography by Thomas Geist - German architectural photographer and traveler living in the USA.
Government of Upper Bavaria 1856 spiral staircase Government of Upper Bavaria 1856 spiral staircase 1953 Munich, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesignGovernment of Upper Bavaria 1856 spiral staircase 1953 Munich, Germany
Freising Cathedral (St. Mary and Corbinian) Evolve Freising Cathedral (St. Mary and Corbinian) Evolved 860–1724 Freising, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @sacred_architecture @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Maulbronn Monastery 1147 Maulbronn, Germany . . . Maulbronn Monastery 1147 Maulbronn, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @sacred_architecture @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
St. Peter Munich – Memorial Plaque 1294 Munich, Ge St. Peter Munich – Memorial Plaque 1294 Munich, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @sacred_architecture @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Peachtree Center 1965-74 by John C. Portman Atlant Peachtree Center 1965-74 by John C. Portman Atlanta, GA . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Stiftungsgasthaus Zum Gustl Munich, Germany . . . Stiftungsgasthaus Zum Gustl Munich, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
St. Mang 1717 by Johann Jakob Herkomer Füssen, Ger St. Mang 1717 by Johann Jakob Herkomer Füssen, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @sacred_architecture @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Across from the City Auditorium Lynchburg, VA . . Across from the City Auditorium Lynchburg, VA . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Maulbronn Monastery 1147 Maulbronn, Germany . . . Maulbronn Monastery 1147 Maulbronn, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @sacred_architecture @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Schloss Neuschwanstein 1869-92 by Eduard Riedel Sc Schloss Neuschwanstein 1869-92 by Eduard Riedel Schwangau, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Rainerstraße Tunnel Salzburg, Austria . . . #archi Rainerstraße Tunnel Salzburg, Austria . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Stiftsmühle St. Peter 12th century Salzburg, Austr Stiftsmühle St. Peter 12th century Salzburg, Austria . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Hearst Tower�1928 by Joseph Urban and George B. Po Hearst Tower�1928 by Joseph Urban and George B. Post & Sons (original building)�2006 by Norman Foster and Adamson Associates Architects (tower)�and�Fisk Tire Building�1921 by Carrère & Hastings New York, NY . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Hohes Schloss – Rittersaal 14th century Füssen, Ge Hohes Schloss – Rittersaal 14th century Füssen, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Ramses – high rise residential 1971 Munich, German Ramses – high rise residential 1971 Munich, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Stiftskirche St. Peter 12th-18th century Salzburg, Stiftskirche St. Peter 12th-18th century Salzburg, Austria . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @sacred_architecture @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Denver International Airport – Jeppesen Terminal 1 Denver International Airport – Jeppesen Terminal 1994 by Fentress Architects Denver, CO . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
The Shed 2019 by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and 10 H The Shed 2019 by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and 10 Hudson Yards 2016 by Kohn Pedersen Fox New York City, NY . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
ALEX (Alter Pasinger Bahnhof) 1847/48 by Friedrich ALEX (Alter Pasinger Bahnhof) 1847/48 by Friedrich Bürklein Munich, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Lumen – Sonnenstr. 23 2024 by Allmannwappner Munic Lumen – Sonnenstr. 23 2024 by Allmannwappner Munich, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Hanover Midtown 2023 by Solomon Cordwell Buenz Atl Hanover Midtown 2023 by Solomon Cordwell Buenz Atlanta, GA . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Weißbräuhausgasse Regensburg, Germany . . . #archi Weißbräuhausgasse Regensburg, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Kuvertfabrik Pasing 1906 by Leonhard Moll Munich, Kuvertfabrik Pasing 1906 by Leonhard Moll Munich, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Aubinger Heizkraftwerk 1936 2024 revitalized as Be Aubinger Heizkraftwerk 1936 2024 revitalized as Bergson Kunstkraftwerk by Stenger2 Munich, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Follow on Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Email
Proudly powered by WordPress