Albuquerque's oldest church, San Felipe de Neri is made of adobe. Named after King Philip of Spain, the church has served the city under the flags of Spain, Mexico, the New Mexico Territory, the Confederacy, and the United States. I built this image around the contrasts in both the design of the crosses and the colors. One cross is starkly simple, the other more ornate. The adobe building, shot at sunset, is golden brown, the trim white, and the sky deep blue. What makes these contrasts work together? Geometric repetition. The crosses repeat vertical and horizontal thrusts. Three roofs repeat an inverted “v” shape, pulling the viewer’s eye through the image.