Terrace Hill: Reading a Victorian House on High Ground
A Second Empire Victorian mansion on elevated ground in Des Moines, Iowa, with formal grounds and mature planting.
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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 Woodlark Hotel, Portland: How the Light Moves
A boutique hotel in downtown Portland with contemporary interiors, local artwork and planting in its public spaces.
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The Society Hotel, Portland: Field Notes on a Historic Small Hotel
A historic small hotel in Portland whose lobby and communal spaces combine rustic materials with a refined finish.
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The Ernest Hemingway Home, Key West: One Frame, and How It Is Made
A historic Key West house with deep verandas — and the one frame a near-vertical sun makes possible.
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The F. Scott Fitzgerald House: Photographing a Narrow Row House
A brownstone row house on Summit Avenue in St Paul, Minnesota, with period interiors, stained glass and woodwork.
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Salisbury House: Field Notes on Stone Walls and Carved Oak
A 1920s Tudor-revival manor house in Des Moines, Iowa, with stone walls, carved oak interiors and formal gardens.
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The Oregon Zoo, Portland: Four Ways Out of the Fencing Problem
A zoo in Portland's forested west hills, with outdoor ceremony locations set among mature trees and planting.
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The Tlaquepaque Arts Village, Sedona: Field Notes on Courtyards
A courtyard village in Sedona — where enclosed outdoor space solves the problem the desert creates.
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The InterContinental St. Paul: What a Modern Hotel Actually Buys
A modern full-service hotel in downtown St Paul, Minnesota, with ballroom space, guest floors and a downtown location.
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The Jupiter Hotel, Portland: Four Ways Out of the Courtyard Problem
A Portland hotel whose most notable feature is its outdoor courtyard, around which the rooms and event space are arranged.
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