The New England Aquarium, Boston: Four Ways Out of the Spiral Ramp Problem
An aquarium on Boston's waterfront, arranged around a central ocean tank with a spiral ramp and harbour views outside.
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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 Mandarin Oriental Boston: How the Light Moves
A luxury hotel in Boston's Back Bay, with contemporary interiors and the neighbourhood's brownstone streets outside.
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Hotel Fort Des Moines: Reading a 1919 Grand Hotel Through the Day
A 1919 grand hotel in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, with period ballroom space, a lobby and guest floors above.
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The Boston Harbor Hotel: How the Light Moves
A waterfront hotel on Rowes Wharf in Boston, with harbour frontage, an archway and grand interiors.
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The Surety Hotel: Photographing a Converted Office Building
A 1913 downtown Des Moines office building converted to a hotel, with early twentieth-century fabric and event space.
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The Artists for Humanity EpiCenter, Boston: A Walk Through a Working Arts Building
A working arts and event building in Boston with open-plan spaces arranged to keep a day moving.
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Hoyt Sherman Place: How a House and a Theatre Photograph Together
An 1877 mansion in Des Moines, Iowa, extended with an art gallery and a theatre auditorium, with grounds around it.
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The Boston Public Library: A Walk Through a Renaissance Revival Landmark
A Renaissance Revival library in Boston's Copley Square, with an open-air courtyard, monumental stairs and grand reading rooms.
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The Science Center of Iowa: Glass, Steel and the Screen Problem
A science centre in downtown Des Moines, Iowa, with a glazed atrium, exhibit halls and a domed theatre.
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The Ocean, Portland: The One Decision That Governs Everything
A small, characterful Portland venue with storefront-scale spaces and a shared outdoor area.
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