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Thomas Geist Photography

architectural photography | historic buildings & houses of worship

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Portfolio

An overview of the work I do.

St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church, Charlotte, NC Sacred

Golden Hall in Augsburg Town Hall Historic

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.
Independence Plaza 1972 by Flatow, Moore, Bryan, a Independence Plaza 1972 by Flatow, Moore, Bryan, and Fairburn Denver, CO . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Gleacher Conference Center 1994 by Dirk Lohan Chic Gleacher Conference Center 1994 by Dirk Lohan Chicago, IL . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
One Manhattan Square 2019 by AAI Architects, P.C. One Manhattan Square 2019 by AAI Architects, P.C. & Dattner Architects Manhattan, NY . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse 1936 by Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse 1936 by Cass Gilbert, Cass Gilbert Jr Manhattan, NY . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Millennium Times Square New York 1990 by Perkins & Millennium Times Square New York 1990 by Perkins & Will Manhattan, NY . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Corte del Duca Sforza Venice, Italy . . . . #archi Corte del Duca Sforza Venice, Italy . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
270 Park Avenue (JPMorgan Chase Building) 2025 by 270 Park Avenue (JPMorgan Chase Building) 2025 by Foster + Partners Manhattan, NY . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Westendstraße 1 1993 by Kohn Pedersen Fox Frankfu Westendstraße 1 1993 by Kohn Pedersen Fox Frankfurt / Main, Germany . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
James R. Thompson Center soon to be Googleplex Chi James R. Thompson Center soon to be Googleplex Chicago (formerly State of Illinois Center) 1985 by Helmut Jahn Chicago, IL . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
St. Mariä Himmelfahrt Monastery Fürstenfeld 1700 St. Mariä Himmelfahrt Monastery Fürstenfeld 1700 - 1766 Ceiling fresco by Jacopo Appiani, 1729 - 1731 Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @sacred_architecture @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Baltimore World Trade Center 1977 by Pei Cobb Free Baltimore World Trade Center 1977 by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Baltimore, MD . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Atlanta Marriott Marquis 1985 by John Portman & As Atlanta Marriott Marquis 1985 by John Portman & Associates Atlanta, GA . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Sullivan Center, northwest entrance 1899 by Louis Sullivan Center, northwest entrance 1899 by Louis Sullivan Chicago, IL . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Peachtree Center International Tower 1976 by John Peachtree Center International Tower 1976 by John C. Portman Atlanta, GA . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Buckhead Grand 2004 by Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewar Buckhead Grand 2004 by Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates, Inc. Atlanta, GA . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Public Restroom at Das Investment Kiosk Frankfurt Public Restroom at Das Investment Kiosk Frankfurt / Main, Germany . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Charles Scribner's Sons Building (597 Fifth Avenue Charles Scribner's Sons Building (597 Fifth Avenue) 1913 by Ernest Flagg Manhattan, NY . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
103 3rd Avenue Manhattan, NY . . . . #architecture 103 3rd Avenue Manhattan, NY . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
88 2nd Avenue Manhattan, NY . . . . #architecture 88 2nd Avenue Manhattan, NY . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station 2021 by Skidmo Moynihan Train Hall at Penn Station 2021 by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) Manhattan, NY . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Pathway between W 33rd and W 34th Streets Manhatta Pathway between W 33rd and W 34th Streets Manhattan, NY . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
World Trade Center Transportation Hub “Oculus” World Trade Center Transportation Hub “Oculus” 2016 by Santiago Calatrava Manhattan, NY . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Calle trio la Chiesa 18th century Venice, Italy . Calle trio la Chiesa 18th century Venice, Italy . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Chase Tower Courtyard Chicago, IL . . . . #archite Chase Tower Courtyard Chicago, IL . . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
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