Photographer Oliver Lahrem is the Edge of Humanity Magazine contributor of these images. From the project ‘The Abstract Cityscape of Frankfurt am Main’. To see Oliver’s body of work, click on any photograph.

How the series came about:
After visiting a retrospective of the German-American painter Lyonel Feininger in Frankfurt, I was inspired to photograph and interpret what I saw in my own way. I was particularly drawn to his Cubist paintings, which he called “Prisma-ism.”

I had my camera with me and set off through the high-rise downtown area of the financial metropolis of Frankfurt am Main. I considered how I could capture Feininger’s painting style photographically. I had already photographed and gained experience with wiping techniques, which came in handy now. Using individual settings, freehand, and as single images, I photographed the cityscape from various angles.

My name is Oliver Lahrem and I live in Seligenstadt, Germany.
Nature is my passion, and for many years I worked as a passionate landscape gardener.
Photography has always been a great hobby of mine. In recent years, I've become more involved with it, and abstract photography has become a particular passion.
I enjoy exploring what's possible with my camera and place great value on photography itself.

All images and text © Oliver Lahrem