The Grand Manse: Photographing a Converted Federal Building
A converted late nineteenth-century federal building in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska, with stone construction and event spaces across several levels.
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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.
Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park: One Frame and How It Is Made
A waterfront maritime park and museum site in Baltimore, combining history with harbour frontage.
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The Lied Center: Field Notes on a Modern Performing Arts Venue
A contemporary performing arts centre on the university campus in Lincoln, Nebraska, with a glazed lobby and a large auditorium.
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The Four Seasons Baltimore: Photographing a Waterfront Luxury Hotel
A contemporary luxury hotel on the Baltimore waterfront, combining urban sophistication with harbour outlook.
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Fort McHenry, Baltimore: A Walk Through a Star Fort
A historic star fort on the Baltimore waterfront, with brick ramparts, earthworks and interior spaces used for ceremonies and receptions.
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The Sheldon Museum of Art: A Travertine Box and What It Suits
A modernist art museum on the university campus in Lincoln, Nebraska, clad in travertine, with a top-lit hall and a sculpture garden.
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The Baltimore Zoo: What It Suits and What It Does Not
A zoo in Baltimore's Druid Hill Park, with a historic Mansion House porch overlooking the park as a popular ceremony spot.
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The Old Talbott Tavern, Bardstown: A Walk Through a Stone Inn
An old stone Bardstown inn walked in the order a wedding day uses it — bar, rooms, stair and street.
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The Nebraska Club: One Decision About a Club on a High Floor
A private club occupying a high floor of a downtown Lincoln tower, with panelled rooms and panoramic views across the plains.
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The Hilton Garden Inn Fargo: Field Notes on a Standardised Hotel
A mid-scale chain hotel in Fargo, North Dakota, with function space, guest floors and a suburban or arterial location.
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