The Chapel of the Holy Cross, Sedona: One Frame, and How It Is Made
A chapel built into Sedona's red rock — and the one frame that the rock itself makes possible.
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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 University Club of St. Paul: A Panelled Club With a River View
A private club on the Summit Avenue bluff in St Paul, Minnesota, with wood-panelled rooms, ornate ceilings and a terrace over the river valley.
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The Minnesota History Center: Photographing Stone, Glass and Conservation Light
A history museum near the Capitol in St Paul, Minnesota, combining heavy stone, glazed public spaces and conservation-lit galleries.
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Cathedral Park, Portland: One Frame and How It Is Made
A riverside park in Portland beneath the soaring gothic arches of the St. Johns Bridge, on the bank of the Willamette.
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The Roosevelt New Orleans: The One Decision That Governs Everything
A grand hotel in New Orleans, open since 1893 and long established as a symbol of luxury in the city.
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The Saint Paul Hotel: Reading a 1910 Grand Hotel Through the Day
A 1910 grand hotel facing Rice Park in downtown St Paul, with wood-panelled public rooms, chandeliers and guest floors above.
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The Ozark Mountain Lodge, Eureka Springs: The Problem, and Four Ways Out
A lodge in Ozark hardwood woodland — where dappled light is the central problem and four things solve it.
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The Omni Royal Orleans, New Orleans: The One Decision That Governs Everything
A hotel in the heart of the French Quarter, New Orleans, with historic Southern character and elevated outdoor space.
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Como Park Conservatory: One Decision the Minnesota Calendar Makes for You
A Victorian-style glasshouse conservatory and gardens in Como Park, St Paul, Minnesota, with a zoo and Japanese garden nearby.
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The 1886 Crescent Hotel, Eureka Springs: Field Notes on a Hillside Hotel
A Victorian limestone hotel on an Ozark hilltop — and what steep ground and pale stone give a photographer.
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