The North Carolina Arboretum, Asheville: A Garden in a Blue Haze
A mountain arboretum above Asheville — where elevation, rainfall and the Blue Ridge haze set the conditions.
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Venue Guides
We are writing a photographer’s field guide to every wedding venue we would happily work in, city by city. Each guide covers the light, the timing and the frames that work – and says plainly where we are drawing on craft rather than on having shot there.
The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia: One Frame and How It Is Made
A contemporary museum building on Philadelphia's parkway, with a daylit court, controlled circulation and collection galleries.
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Strawbery Banke Museum: Photographing an Outdoor Museum of Houses
An outdoor museum of dozens of restored houses across ten acres in Portsmouth's historic waterfront district.
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Marbles Kids Museum: Four Ways Out of the Bright-Colour Problem
A children's museum in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, with saturated interactive exhibits and open contemporary interiors.
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The Philadelphia Museum of Art: One Frame and How It Is Made
A neoclassical art museum in Philadelphia, with world collections inside and a monumental flight of steps outside.
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The Goat Farm Arts Center, Atlanta: A Walk Through an Industrial Site
A historic industrial arts site in Atlanta, with exposed brick, weathered timber beams and remnants of old machinery.
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The Longleaf Hotel: Photographing a Mid-Century Building Reworked
A mid-century motor hotel in Raleigh, North Carolina, reworked with saturated colour, courtyards and planted outdoor space.
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The Bradford: What a Purpose-Built Venue Gets Right and Wrong
A purpose-built wedding venue on open land outside Raleigh, North Carolina, with a ballroom, outdoor ceremony ground and grounds around it.
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The Wimbish House, Atlanta: The One Decision That Governs Everything
A historic mansion in Atlanta whose rooms carry ornate woodwork, intricate stained glass and elegant chandeliers.
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The Callanwolde Fine Arts Center, Atlanta: The One Decision That Governs Everything
A Tudor Revival mansion in Atlanta with grand staircases, intricate wood carving and stained glass windows.
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