Visual Perspectives

Eye of the Beholder

Philadelphia-area photographer Joshua Lanzara imposes an abstract, minimalist viewpoint on Alys Beach, Florida, in his series Alysium, in which light contrasts against shadow and hard angles balance sensual curves. Alys Beach master planner Andrés Duany said of the series, “I have not seen images so hauntingly metaphysical since those de Chirico painted a century ago.” Lanzara has visited and photographed the 30-A area of Florida since 2010 and says, “Alys is a great inspiration to me and a target-rich environment where I can take one good photo after another (and I’m open to house sitting there!).”

Golden Hour Orbs, 2018, from photographer Joshua Lanzara’s Alysium series | Visit JoshuaLanzara.com/30a to see more from this series.

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