Architectural photography

Posted on November 17, 2017June 1, 2018 by photograph

Architectural photography

About half of the architectural photography that I do is for corporate clients, usually as progress photos of new builds and developments. These projects entail monthly site visits to document how much work has taken place between each shoot. Although the photographs are expected to be a straight-forward record, while I am there I can’t help but look for beautiful light and surprising colours as well.

On one such visit I was intrigued by these markings on a partition wall. Of course they are not an industrial art installation, as I wanted to imagine. Each colour represents a specific completed task, making it easy to know at a glance whether the job has been done, while adding a pleasing pattern of reds, greens, blues and yellows in the process.

Vast space of the Brighton Corn Exchange

Posted on September 7, 2017June 1, 2018 by photograph

Vast space of the Brighton Corn Exchange

I have been photographing the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange redevelopment over the past few months. The Corn Exchange is a magnificent former riding house built for King George IV around 1805, when he was still the Prince of Wales. The room is 178 by 58 feet with a 34-foot high unsupported roof. I am listing these statistics because it can be hard to perceive quite how large this space is. To get an idea, if you search this photo carefully you might be able to spot the single tiny workman in the distance.

On my most recent visit I was taken onto the roof by way of the southern end of the building. As I climbed up each level of scaffolding, I attempted to photograph through very dusty old windows. I could see the spectacular view in front of me but I couldn’t get the shot. Finally, at the top of the central arched window I found a single broken pane of glass in the very middle of the building. This allowed me to get a clear shot of the entire room just below ceiling height. You can find more photographs from this project here.

Depot Cinema photos on display

Posted on August 18, 2017June 1, 2018 by photograph

Depot Cinema photos on display

This photo of the week is a throwback to last January at the Depot Cinema, taken as part of a two year project documenting the building of this new state-of-the-art cinema in Lewes. I currently have an exhibit of photos from this project in the Studio room of the Depot itself (open daily 10-6). The show runs until 3 September

as part of Artwave, the annual arts festival for the Lewes District. All photographs from this project can be found here.

On 22 August I will be talking with Carmen Slijpen, the Depot’s Creative Director, about the photos and the project. This free event is at 6pm, so please join us.

Depot at dusk

Posted on July 7, 2017June 1, 2018 by photograph

Depot at dusk

I finished my final shoot at the Depot Cinema in Lewes after two years of documenting the renovation of this disused brewery depot. I had photographed the inside of the building early one morning before it filled with people but there was one

further visit I was planning, waiting for the right light and the right weather. I wanted to capture that softness of dusk on a summer evening when the light turns blue and the building interior glows warm through walls of glass. More photos from this shoot can be found here.

Brighton Dome Corn Exchange

Posted on June 16, 2017June 1, 2018 by photograph

Brighton Dome Corn Exchange

This marks the second anniversary of my photo of the week. Please get in touch if there has been a favourite of yours over the past 85 photos that I have sent out. Just as two long projects finish (one year at Southover Grange and two years at the Depot Cinema), another very interesting one comes along. I am excited to be documenting the renovations of the magnificent, nationally-important Brighton Dome

Corn Exchange. Built in 1808 as a riding house by the Prince of Wales (later King George IV), it sits alongside the Dome (originally a vast stable block), and predates the adjacent Royal Pavilion by several years. I will be photographing the building work over the next 15 months the project will take to complete, so you will be seeing many more photos of this fascinating building.

Stephen Lawrence Trust Centre stairway

Posted on May 18, 2017June 1, 2018 by photograph

Stephen Lawrence Trust Centre stairway

Today’s photograph was taken in the stairway of the Stephen Lawrence Trust Centre building in London. I have chosen it for this week’s photo for two of reasons. Firstly, beautiful new designs were revealed yesterday by Gensler Architects for the internal changes to the building that will transform the centre into a co-working hub for up-and-coming architects. An event to be thoroughly celebrated. Secondly, I chose it for

the rich colours of the walls, the dramatic lighting and angles, the sun glancing in onto the yellow paint, and the window that frames the park like a picture where you might just be able to see a woman walking her pram by a bright red bench. Over the next few months I will be documenting the implementation of the new design changes to the Centre and will be sure to share them with you here. You can find more information about the important work of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust here.

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