93 articles tagged with architecture
When I told my pottery mentor I was heading to Romania for a weekend ceramics workshop, she insisted I extend my stay to explore Iasi. 'That city will speak to your hands, Paisley,' she said. And ho brah, was she...
There's something magical about the way sound travels through autumn air—crisper, clearer, more defined. As someone who spends her life fine-tuning acoustics, I find fall to be nature's perfect sound engineer. Last month, between theater projects in New York City...
Porto may be synonymous with its eponymous fortified wine, but this northern Portuguese city harbors historical layers that extend far beyond its famous cellars. As someone who's spent considerable time analyzing evidence in courtrooms, I've found that my judicial mindset...
There's something deeply satisfying about discovering the soul of an industrial American city that most travelers simply drive past. Waukegan, Illinois—positioned gracefully along Lake Michigan's western shore—is precisely such a place. As someone who's spent decades appreciating the intersection of...
Barcelona is a city of contrasts—a place where medieval alleyways give way to modernist masterpieces, where the Mediterranean laps against industrial reimaginings, and where the true heartbeat of Catalonia pulses far from the postcard panoramas. After countless visits to this...
Every time I return to Ponce, my mother's hometown, I feel the whispers of my ancestors in the ornate facades and colorful colonial streets. As a photographer with Puerto Rican roots, I've spent years documenting this architectural wonderland beyond its...
There's a Seville that exists beyond the grand Cathedral and the majestic Alcázar—a city of whispers and secrets tucked away behind ornate iron gates and unassuming doorways. As someone who's spent years seeking the authentic pulse of cities across continents,...
I've explored countless coastal towns across Europe, but there's something uniquely captivating about Pärnu that keeps drawing me back. This charming Estonian beach town—often overshadowed by Tallinn's medieval allure—offers that rare combination of authentic cultural experiences and laid-back seaside vibes...
When one contemplates urban exploration in the American Midwest, Kansas City's vibrant downtown typically springs to mind—not its unassuming suburban neighbors. Yet after spending a delightful autumn weekend in Shawnee, Kansas, I find myself compelled to correct this oversight. This...
There's something magical about Chicago in autumn. As the summer crowds disperse and the lakefront breeze carries the first hints of coolness, the city's architectural marvels stand in stark relief against skies that shift from cerulean to amber as the...
The taxi driver looked at me with genuine confusion when I asked to be taken to Fernando de la Mora. 'You mean Asunción?' he clarified, assuming I'd made a mistake. I smiled and shook my head, pulling out my hand-drawn...
There's something deeply satisfying about the rhythm of Boston—a city that somehow manages to feel both historically grounded and perpetually forward-moving. As someone who's spent the last five years documenting the visual poetry of cities across Asia, returning to American...
Standing beneath the colonial ramparts of Galle Fort, where Portuguese, Dutch, and British architectural influences harmonize with Sri Lankan craftsmanship, I found myself captivated by more than just the UNESCO-protected stonework. This peninsular fortress on Sri Lanka's southwestern coast houses...
When I first brought my daughter Ellie to Chicago at age three, I wasn't sure how the bustling metropolis would compare to the charming Mediterranean plazas and markets we'd grown accustomed to in Valencia. But watching her eyes widen at...
The first time I set foot in Oran, my camera nearly stayed in its bag. Not because there was nothing to photograph—quite the opposite. The sensory overload of this Algerian coastal city left me momentarily paralyzed, unsure where to begin...
