Down the Middle - Dividing from the Centre

I don't see this kind of composition being talked about as much and no, I'm not talking about composing your subject matter in the middle of the photograph and making it the central point. What I'm talking about is much more literal, I try to keep my composition that way on purpose. You can see what I'm trying to achieve at first glance.

In this case, I'm talking about literally splitting your composition down the middle., a visible line of separation between the two halves of your photograph.

In the 1st through 3rd examples, you can visibly see the vertical separation of the images (maybe not as obvious in the 2nd). Then you get a horizontal slice right down the middle in the 4th image.

If you have an interesting enough backdrop, this composition can create an illusion as if its two totally different pictures, which was what I was trying to go for in the 3rd image but failed miserably. Maybe even four different images if you decide to split down the middle of both the horizontal and vertical sections. I've seen a few images like that but I can't seem to find them now cause idk wtf to search?

Anyway moving on, I even tried this composition with diagonal cuts and honestly I really like the look of it.

It's the contrast between the two halves that really appeals to me. Maybe I'm just a sucker for obvious, striking, directly visible contradictions. You know what? Maybe it is that. That's why I also love juxtaposition (for the contrast) and symmetry (for the visible patterns formed) but those are topics for another time.

With the rule of third being a more favourable and, in many cases, a more balanced composition, I don't get to see these types of shot that much and that's a shame. I absolutely love it. Especially how it came out in that first example. I even used that picture for my journal's cover page for one of my modules in school. Super easy and fun composition, at least to me.