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An open book一目了然的事: a photographer's love letter to city libraries – in pictures

Swiss librarian and photographer Thomas Guignard captures the beauty, symmetry（对称性） and intricate designs of libraries across the world

To some they are a sanctuary避难所, to others a place of silent boredom, but to Swiss photographer Thomas Guignard libraries are a thing of beauty.

“Libraries are the tangible, physical and often monumental伟大的 representation of human knowledge,” he says. “They are built to share and make that knowledge accessible, to foster community, to encourage the sharing of ideas and invite everyone to contribute to that trove of knowledge知识的宝藏.”

Guignard has photographed [‘fəʊtə.ɡrɑːf] library buildings across the world, from his current hometown现在的家乡 of Toronto to Oxford, UK via Detroit美国密歇根州最大城市，世界闻名的汽车城 in the US. So far he’s visited 35 libraries and has a bucket list of about 310 that he hopes to visit and photograph in the future.

“As I visited those libraries, I took more and more pictures, and became more interested in those spaces for their unique aesthetics,” he says.

“I try to use symmetry and pay particular attention to how I align my shots对齐我的镜头 to highlight the sacredness神圣 of these spaces.”