Fine Art
Photography
by Andrus Markus
Founder of Lensgaze
Presence
Andrus Markus
Andrus Markus
Fine art photographer
LensGaze is a black and white architecture photography project by Andrus Markus, offering fine art prints shaped by both science and image.
Trained as a chemist and working for years with light-sensitive materials, reactions and precision, I learned early that photography – much like chemistry – is about balance, structure and controlled unpredictability.
What began decades ago with a classic Zenith camera, a homemade darkroom and self-mixed chemicals grew into a lifelong exploration of visual form, light and space.
From darkroom to digital — always returning to form
My early work was rooted in black-and-white film – in grain, contrast and the quiet poetry of shadows. Later came color, and eventually digital photography, though I continue to return to monochrome as a way of distilling reality to its essential geometry. Today my work focuses on architecture, landscapes and movement-places where light, space and structure intersect. I am especially interested in how modern environments shape human perception, and how still images can capture both calm and motion within the same frame.
Photography as a language
My visual influences include photographers such as Michael Kenna, Ansel Adams, James Nachtwey and Jan Bułhak – artists who understand photography not merely as documentation, but as a language of atmosphere, rhythm and emotional depth.
From image to object
Every image in LensGaze is created to exist not only on a screen, but as a physical fine art print – a quiet, timeless presence in contemporary interiors.
From image to language
In 2025, this visual practice extended into language with the publication
of „Myśli z klatki Faradaya” (Thoughts from the Faraday Cage) — a book
in which photographs from the LensGaze collection are paired with original
poetry. The two languages share the same source: a search for form, silence
and the quiet intensity of the observed world.
Selected works from LensGaze are permanently on display at
Blue Dog Café, Gliwice — where photography and everyday life share the same space.
What is LensGaze?
LensGaze is a fine art photography project by Andrus Markus — a Polish photographer exploring geometry, light and spatial balance in architecture and landscape.
What kind of photography does LensGaze create?
LensGaze focuses on minimalist architecture, quiet landscapes and the hidden geometry of built and natural space. Work is presented in four collections: Horizons, Architecture, Perspectives and Kinetics.
Are LensGaze photographs available as prints?
Selected works are available as fine art prints — crafted for contemporary interiors. Enquiries via contact@lensgaze.eu or in person at Blue Dog café, Gliwice, where selected works are permanently on display.