Minimalist photography is the art of capturing simplicity. In capturing minimalism, photographers need to push aside the desire to over-compose by adding too many elements to a photograph: anything that’s not absolutely necessary needs to be moved aside. What’s absent is the defining factor of minimalist shots, not what is there.

There are those who adhere to minimalism as a life philosophy, focusing on the possessions and elements of day-to-day life that they believe to be strictly necessary, and this approach to design springs from that mindset.