Architecture Design | and all that

A whirlwind of activity over the past several weeks has yielded a substantial new portfolio, a fresh direction, new clients, and a healthy respect for design.  Heavily focusing on a single photographic subject forces you to evaluate it in extreme detail, to learn its' subtle nuances, to see it in a light that perhaps is unconsciously ignored by the passerby.  Until I started to truly look at architecture through my lens, with eyes honed from years of patiently photographing the landscape, I failed to appreciate the level of manufactured grace that comes from the understanding of space and how to fill it with man-made constructs.  I've come to be inspired by something that compositionally resembles the natural world, but otherwise is the exact opposite.  I now see architecture as a three dimensional canvas that has two very different, yet symbiotic, functions.  It must be usable, and at the same time visually powerful.  The space must tell a story, whatever that story may be is up to the architect.  Perhaps it's one of integration into the surroundings, or a narrative on the use of sustainable materials.  I see it, as an architectural photographer, to capture all these things in two very simple dimensions.  To show the viewer the power of a building or beauty of a space, to communicate the architects intent.  I love my job.