Repetition isn't necessarily a good thing when it comes to our daily work, but it can be a terrific photo subject.

A line of Mini Coopers. Photo by Derrick Story.

The trick is to find an exception to the pattern, or a way to isolate one of the items so the viewer's eye has a place to rest. Once the viewer absorbs the "resting spot" you've created, they can go on to enjoy the pattern that fills out the rest of the composition.

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