The Story behind "Hexagonal Vision"
Melbourne, Australia
We were walking through the city of Melbourne in Australia all day until it finally was our turn to enter the impressive Eureka Tower – an iconic skyscraper in Melbourne’s Southbank precinct, once the world’s tallest residential building.
Eureka Tower takes its name from the Eureka Stockade, an uprising that took place during the Victorian gold rush in 1854. This history is reflected in the building’s design, where the gold-toned crown references the gold rush and a red stripe symbolizes the blood shed during the rebellion.
Standing in line among many other tourists, we were eager to get inside and get access to the Skydeck at 285 meters above ground, offering 360-degree views up to 75 km over the city.
Excited, we squeezed into the high-speed elevator, which would bring us to the skydeck within an impressive 40 seconds. Standing close to one another, I tilted my head so I don’t breathe into the neck of a stranger.
Level 88: We arrived. The crowd gently pushing forward to exit the elevator. Everyone excited.
Yet, among the buzzing, I chose to slow down. Today, I was a tourist and my intention with my camera was simply to capture great memories of this awesome trip.
In that moment, I didn’t know that I was about to capture the image that would later become my first Fine Art Photography sale.
Visitors lean against the tall glass windows, while others step onto the transparent floor panels, laughing and hesitating at the same time.
Like every skydeck, level 88 offered telescopes to invite a closer, more intimate encounter with the city, but the moment I gazed through one, the view turned into something entirely unexpected.
This telescope was not a usual one. Instead of its regular lens, it had a built-in kaleidoscopic lens, the kind that does not add colors through diamonds or stones, but a simple, plain kaleidoscopic lens which breaks your view into a pattern of repeating hexagons.
That moment completely transformed the experience for me. Through a different lens, I started viewing the city in a whole new way – stumbling upon sights that felt beautiful, intriguing, captivating, and most of all, joyfully fun.
With my camera in hand, I seized the magic unfolding before me, unaware that these shots would one day be among my favorite works.
Hexagonal Vision was born and there are two reasons why this work is so special to me. First, that electric skydeck moment atop Melbourne’s impressive Eureka Tower. Second, its timeless reminder: life’s richest surprises arrive unannounced, – and a simple change in perspective reveals depths we never imagined.
