Daily Photo – The Ōtepoti Building in Dunedin

If there’s one thing to be said for modern buildings, it’s that they are incredibly interesting to photograph. You can always find an odd angle or a strange arrangement of glass or tiles that sticks out in an altogether unexpected way and gives your photo a bit of intrigue.

I mention this because one of the newer buildings in Dunedin is done in a style I like to call pointy and angular, and it’s a perfect example of what happens when architects are given a ruler, a lot of money, and a lot of confidence.

I stood across the street for a moment, trying to make sense of it. From one angle it looked sharp and deliberate. From another, it felt like it couldn’t quite agree with itself. The light didn’t help much either. It caught one edge, missed another, and reflected everything except what I was actually trying to photograph. Still, I took a few photos. Modern buildings, if nothing else, always give you something to work with, even if you’re not entirely sure what that something is.