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The Zwinger, Dresden

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Rampart Pavilion, The Zwinger, Dresden, 2013

Rampart Pavilion, The Zwinger, Dresden, 2013

Ruins of the rampart pavilion in 1945.

Ruins of the rampart pavilion in 1945.

The Zwinger Facade

The Zwinger Facade

Glockenspiel Pavilion and surrounding buildings of the Zwinger

Glockenspiel Pavilion and surrounding buildings of the Zwinger

The Zwinger is a palace in Dresden, eastern Germany, built in Rococo style and designed by court architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. It served as the orangery, exhibition gallery and festival arena of the Dresden Court.

The buildings were ruined in February 1945, during the Anglo-American bombing of Dresden. Reconstruction, supported by the Soviet military administration, began in 1945; parts of the restored complex were opened to the public in 1951. By 1963 the Zwinger had largely been restored to its pre-war state.

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Filed under: Architectural Photography, Documentary Photography, Photography Tagged: Architecture, Art, Dresden, Germany, Photography, travel

Inner Courtyard of Dresden Castle

Take that History! Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden

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Previously a Nazi museum, a Soviet museum and an East German museum. Today it is the military history museum of democratic Germany. Original building built in 1876. Alterations by Daniel Libeskind in 2011. Also see my photos the Jewish Museum, Berlin by the same architect.

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Filed under: Architectural Photography, Documentary Photography, Photography Tagged: Architecture, Art, Dresden, Germany, Photography, travel

Honeycomb facade of Centrum Galerie, Dresden

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The former GDR ‘Centrum’ department store was designed by Hungarian architects Ferenc Simon and Ivan Fokvari and built in 1978 making first use of the distinctive honeycomb facade. It was converted to a Karstadt after the fall of Communism. Karstadt later moved across the street to a new, larger building and the Centrum building was demolished in spring 2007 so a new, huge mall, ‘Centrum Galerie’, could be built on the site. The rebuilding was undertaken by Peter Kulka Architektur Dresden.

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Filed under: Architectural Photography, Photography, Travel Photography Tagged: Architecture, Art, Dresden, Germany, travel

Baroque exuberance: Katholische Hofkirche, Dresden

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The Katholische Hofkirche, (English: The Catholic Church of the Royal Court of Saxony) was built in 1751 having been commissioned by Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland while the Protestant city of Dresden built the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) between 1726 and 1743. The Elector decided that a catholic church was needed in order to counterbalance the Protestant Frauenkirche. The architect was Gaetano Chiaveri. The church was badly damaged during the bombing of Dresden in World War II and was restored during the mid-1980s under the East German regime.

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DZ Bank building by Frank Gehry

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DZ Bank building, Frank GehryHidden inside a regular looking office building next to the Brandenburg gate in Berlin is the Atrium of DZ Bank building (formerly DG Bank building) Berlin, germany. Built 2000. Architect: Frank Gehry. Engineer: Schlaich Bergermann & Partner.

Like Frank Gehry? Also see my photoshoots of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA and Gehry House at Santa Monica

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Filed under: Architectural Photography, Documentary Photography Tagged: Architecture, Art, Berlin, Germany, Photography, travel

Stable Courtyard of Dresden Castle

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The Stable Courtyard

The Stable Courtyard

Long corridor, Stables Courtyard)

Long corridor, Stable Courtyard

Stallhof destroyed after 1945 bombing

Stallhof destroyed after 1945 Anglo-American bombing

The Stable Courtyard (Stallhof) of Dresden Castle, Germany is where the jousting tournaments used to be held near the Castle and the reverse hold the Procession of the Princes mural. Constructed in 1568 and restored in 1976 after the Anglo-American bombing of 1945.

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Filed under: Architectural Photography, Photography, Travel Photography Tagged: Architecture, Dresden, Germany, Photography, travel

Saxo Bank HQ by 3XN, Copenhagen


VM Houses, Copenhagen by BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group) + JDS

Architectural Photography Workshop, ROCA Gallery, London

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Thanks to all the architects who came to last weeks Architects Eye Photography Workshop and everyone at ROCA Gallery and International Art Consultants for making the event a success.

I’ll be publishing my slides from the workshop, including seven tips for better architectural photography, in the new Tips & Techniques section on this blog over the coming weeks…..


Filed under: Architectural Photography, Interiors, Photography, TIps & Techniques Tagged: Architecture, London, Photography

Horten Headquarters, Copenhagen by 3XN

AnalogFolk photoshoot cover feature in Conde Magazine

Norfolk Horizon (Homage to Gursky)

Ridgeway: Momently Clinging

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Ridgeway I, Uffington White Horse

Ridgeway I, Uffington White Horse

Ridgeway II, Wiltshire

Ridgeway II, Wiltshire

Ridgeway III, Oxfordshire

Ridgeway III, Oxfordshire

Ridgeway IV, The Manger, Vale of White Horse

Ridgeway IV, The Manger, Vale of White Horse

Ridgeway V, Buckinghamshire

Ridgeway V, Buckinghamshire

Ridgeway VI. Chilterns

Ridgeway VI. Chilterns

Ridgeway VII Wiltshire

Ridgeway VII
Wiltshire

Ridgeway VIII Wiltshire

Ridgeway VIII
Wiltshire

Ridgeway IX Wiltshire

Ridgeway IX
Wiltshire

Ridgeway X, Wiltshire

Ridgeway X, Wiltshire

Ridgeway XI, Wiltshire

Ridgeway XI, Wiltshire

Ridgeway XII, Chilterns

Ridgeway XII, Chilterns

Ridgeway XIII, Oxfordshire

Ridgeway XIII, Oxfordshire

Ridgeway XIV, Oxfordshire

Ridgeway XIV, Oxfordshire

Ridgeway XV, Oxfordshire

Ridgeway XV, Oxfordshire

Ridgeway XVI, Wiltshire

Ridgeway XVI, Wiltshire

Ridgeway XVII, Buckinghamshire

Ridgeway XVII, Buckinghamshire

Ridgeway XVIII, Chilterns

Ridgeway XVIII, Chilterns

Ridgeway XIX, Chilterns

Ridgeway XIX, Chilterns

Ridgeway XX, Chilterns

Ridgeway XX, Chilterns

“Momently clinging to the things we knew — Friends , footpaths, hedges, house and animals. Till bourne along like twigs and bits of straw we sink below the sliding stream of time.”
John Betjeman, On leaving Wantage, 1972

A photo series made along the Ridgeway, England’s oldest road, during a 6 day walk in September 2013 backpacking and wild camping where possible along the 87 miles from Avebury to Ivinghoe Beacon. Most of the photos were taken with a 400mm telephoto lens more commonly used for sports and wildlife photography in order to isolate graphic elements in the distant landscape.

For at least 5000 years travellers have used the Ridgeway. Originally connected to the Dorset coast, the Ridgeway provided a reliable trading route to The Wash in Norfolk. The high dry ground made travel easy and provided a measure of protection by giving traders a commanding view, warning against potential attacks.

This photo series was conceived of as a follow-on project from my walk along the Thames last year Sweet Thames, run softly till I end my song.

Signed limited edition prints available at £195 each (40x40cm). To purchase please contact me. Larger sizes also available


Filed under: Fine Art Photography, Photography, Travel Photography Tagged: Art, Photography, Ridgeway, travel, walk

Landscape Magazine Cover Feature


Walk On catalogue cover

Slick or Snap? Architectural Photography Before & After

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BEFORE: Evotec, Milton Park

BEFORE: Evotec, Milton Park

AFTER: Evotec, Milton Park

AFTER: Evotec, Milton Park

BEFORE: Amgen, Milton Park

BEFORE: Amgen, Milton Park

AFTER: Amgen, Milton Park

AFTER: Amgen, Milton Park

BEFORE: Immunotec, Milton Park

BEFORE: Immunotec, Milton Park

AFTER: Immunotec, Milton Park

AFTER: Immunotec, Milton Park

BEFORE: Green Biologics, Milton Park

BEFORE: Green Biologics, Milton Park

AFTER: Green Biologics, Milton Park

AFTER: Green Biologics, Milton Park

BEFORE: Vertex, Milton Park

BEFORE: Vertex, Milton Park

AFTER: Vertex, Milton Park,

AFTER: Vertex, Milton Park,

BEFORE: Oxitec, Milton Park

BEFORE: Oxitec, Milton Park

AFTER: Oxitec, Milton Park

AFTER: Oxitec, Milton Park

BEFORE: ResMed, Milton Park

BEFORE: ResMed, Milton Park

AFTER: ResMed, Milton Park

AFTER: ResMed, Milton Park

These photos from a recent job for OBN (Oxford Bioscience Network) contrast the pre shoot iPhone reference photos with the final dusk photos produced with a full frame camera, tilt shift lens, careful composition and cropping.


Filed under: Architectural Photography, Assignments, Documentary Photography, Photography, TIps & Techniques Tagged: Architectural Photography, Architecture, Art, Photography

Pembroke College, Oxford. New Bridge & Buildings by Berman Guedes Stretton

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Bridge & Harold Lee Room at dusk

Bridge & Harold Lee Room at dusk

Bridge Handrail

Bridge Handrail

The Harold H W Lee Building & the bridge

The Harold H W Lee Building & the Bridge

Lobby

Lobby to Pichette Auditorium

Harold Lee Room,

Harold Lee Room

Harold Lee Room,

Harold Lee Room

Harold Lee Room

Harold Lee Room

Detail of handrail

Handrail detail

The Harold H W Lee Building

The Harold H W Lee Building

Bridge across to old buildings

Bridge across to old buildings

Pichette Auditorium

Pichette Auditorium

Pichette Auditorium

Pichette Auditorium

Pichette Auditorium

Pichette Auditorium

Pichette Auditorium with seats retracted

Pichette Auditorium with seats retracted

The Harold H W Lee Building & The Rokos Quad

The Harold H W Lee Building & The Rokos Quad

Bridge

Bridge

Bridge over Brewer Stree

Bridge over Brewer Street

The Harold H W Lee Building & the bridge

The Harold H W Lee Building & Bridge

The Mahfouz Building, Littlegate Street

The Mahfouz Building, Littlegate Street

Detail of bridge

Detail of Bridge

The Harold H W Lee Building & the bridge

The Harold H W Lee Building

Underside of Brideg

Underside of Bridge

The Harold H W Lee Building & the bridge

The Harold H W Lee Building & the Bridge

Bridge over Brewer Street

Bridge over Brewer Street

Plant Room

Plant Room

Stairs in the Wagstaff Building

Stairs in the Wagstaff Building

Farthings Cafe

Farthings Cafe

Rose Place Building

Rose Place Building

Art Gallery

Art Gallery

The Harold H W Lee Building & The Rokos Quad

The Harold H W Lee Building & The Rokos Quad

Harold H W Lee Building Building (detail)

Harold H W Lee Building Building (detail)

The Harold H W Lee Building & the Rokos Quad

The Harold H W Lee Building & the Rokos Quad

Cascading stairs in the Rokos Quad

Cascading stairs in the Rokos Quad

The Rose Place building & The Rokos Quad.

The Rose Place building & The Rokos Quad.

The Rokos Quad

The Rokos Quad

An assignment for Pembroke College, Oxford to photograph their new buildings which opened April 23rd, 2013

Click here for a record of the buildings previously on site, their demolition, archaelogy and a monthly record of the new building construction

Click Here for more images of the completed building

Building credits:
Architect: Berman Guedes Stretton
Contractor: Kingerlee
M&E Engineer: Hoare Lee
Project Manager: Bidwells
Structural Engineer: Price & Myers 

All images available for publication / licensing contact me for pricing or to commission your own shoot


Filed under: Architectural Photography, Assignments, Documentary Photography, Interiors Tagged: Architecture, interiors, Oxford, Photography, travel

Travel & Architectural Photography talks at Photolive, London

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Photolive

Looking to improve your photography skills? I’m speaking on Travel & Architectural Photography for this weekends Photolive in London. Discount code SC_15, for 15% off day and weekend passes http://www.photo-live.com/

Interior of  Octagonal Pavilion Tomb of the Sheikh Abdolsamad, Natanz, Iran.

Tomb of the Sheikh Abdolsamad, Natanz, Iran.

Midnight Mountains.Travel Photographer of the Year 2010 - Amazing Places Portfolio Winner.  Photo: © Quintin Lake

Midnight Mountains, Greenland

A silver birch tree grows through the floor on the terrace of Hotel Polissia. The hammer and sickle is visable atop the distant appartments.

Hotel Polissia, Pripyat, Chernobyl, Ukraine

Orange sunset in the White Desert, Egypt

Sunset in the White Desert, Egypt

Operations Block. Building 146

Operations Block. RAF Bicester Unlocked

Copper staircase, Villa Mallorca. Arup

Copper staircase, Villa Mallorca, Spain

Thames Waters IV 5 Miles downstream (near Ashton Keynes)

Thames Waters IV. 5 Miles downstream (near Ashton Keynes)

Photo gear for a 10 day architectural photography assignment in Denmark

Photo gear for a 10 day architectural photography assignment in Denmark


Filed under: Architectural Photography, TIps & Techniques, Travel Photography Tagged: Architectural Photography, Architecture, Art, London, Photography, photolive, travel

Peckham Rye meets Carlo Cantini

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