Another take on repeating patterns. This time — in stairs and steps.

Spirals of staircases, amphitheater steps, stairways with stone balustrades, the gentle curves of urban staircases, massive steps leading to Brutalist buildings… All these share one thing: even the most ordinary staircase becomes a pattern when you look at it not as a way to go up or down, but as a form. In this black-and-white photo series, I’m focusing on that very geometry — diverse, yet always rhythmic.

The most striking staircase structure I’ve seen in my travels is the Initiation Well at the Quinta da Regaleira historic estate in Sintra, Portugal. It’s not really a well at all, but an inverted tower once used for ceremonial purposes. And yes — you don’t climb this tower; you descend deep into the ground.