The Power Of Three

Reaching beyond the basics of the Rule of Thirds for more dynamic landscape photos

Text & Photography By Tom Till

Updated June 30, 2016

From the Greeks, who worshipped the amazing properties of triangles, to The Three Stooges, the number three has had a special relationship with human perception, art, music, science, religion and every other field.

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Originally Published April 8, 2014

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