Concrete Thoughts
Popular Photography|September 2016

Conversation, inspiration, contests, and your questions answered.

Sara Cravatts
Concrete Thoughts

WHEN CHRIS FORSYTH was given a final assignment at the end of a Dawson College photography course to shoot a subject that resonated with him personally, he immediately turned to the architecture of the A study of underground architecture Montreal metro system. He quickly fell in love with the task and decided to continue working on it independently.

During his first days shooting, Forsyth embarked without a specific plan and would simply wander through the metro system for subject matter. But once he had covered a fair number of stations, planning became more important in order to avoid repetition. 

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