26 articles tagged with architectural photography
As I stood before the imposing Black Church at dawn, watching the first golden rays illuminate its weathered stones, I couldn't help but draw parallels to the delicate coral structures I've spent decades studying. Both are testaments to time's passage—one...
The moment I stepped off the plane in Casablanca, my senses were immediately engaged in a beautiful battle for attention. This isn't the sepia-toned, Bogart-and-Bergman fantasy that many expect; it's a vibrant, complex metropolis where traditional Islamic architecture stands shoulder-to-shoulder...
The morning call to prayer echoes across the Bay of Algiers as I adjust my aperture, trying to capture that perfect moment when golden light washes over the city's white buildings. This is Algiers – *El Bahdja*, the White City...
Standing before the imposing steel mills that once defined Gary, Indiana, I couldn't help but hear the opening notes of *The Music Man* playing in my head. But Gary is no fictional River City—it's a real place with a powerful...
There's something almost transcendent about standing before Versailles at dawn, when the first light catches the gilded gates and transforms them into portals of liquid gold. After three decades of studying marine ecosystems, I've developed an eye for how light...
The first time I stepped foot in Greenwich, Connecticut, I felt that peculiar sensation photographers live for—fingers instinctively reaching for a camera before the mind has fully processed the scene. Something about the way autumn light filters through centuries-old maple...
After decades of business travel across Europe and Asia, I've developed a particular fondness for cities that challenge Western perceptions. Islamabad—Pakistan's meticulously planned capital—is precisely such a place. Nestled against the magnificent Margalla Hills with wide, tree-lined avenues and surprising...
Shanghai hit me like a beautiful contradiction the moment I stepped off the plane—a city where ancient temples stand in the shadows of futuristic skyscrapers, where traditional street food vendors operate mere blocks from Michelin-starred restaurants. After spending a week...
The morning air in Surabaya hits differently than what I'm used to in Indianapolis—thick with humidity that immediately fogs my camera lens and rich with the aroma of clove cigarettes and street food. It's my first time in Indonesia's second-largest...
The first time I laid eyes on the azure domes of the Shrine of Hazrat Ali—known worldwide as the Blue Mosque—I understood why my cinematographer colleagues had spoken of it in reverent whispers. Rising from the dusty plains of northern...
There's something about ancient cities that speaks to the investigative side of my nature. The layered history, the secrets hidden in plain sight, the stories etched into every weathered stone. Kairouan—Tunisia's fourth holiest city in Islam—presents exactly this kind of...
