Personal Project: Merdeka Square

I continued my personal project with this set of photographs, which were taken at Merdeka Square here in Kuala Lumpur. I chose this location because it is a famous spot for tourists in the city, and has fantastic architecture. The design of the buildings is a combination of Islamic patterns and arches, and colonial brick and coloring. The square is large and striking, because the old infrastructure sticks out amongst the modern skyscrapers and city streets. The square is mostly filled with tourists and students, and so I supposed my father and I blended in well. Luckily, there weren’t any tour buses or groups blocking the buildings.

My favorite of these pictures are those that show the differing patterns, designs, and structure. There are pictures in which curving staircases cross with straight, tall palm trees, and that was what I was focusing on. Instead of taking touristy pictures, I was trying to focus on the contrast of inherently Malaysian architecture with the influence of the colonial era.