The Riverside Hotel, Boise: The Light Through a Day
A riverside Boise hotel taken hour by hour, where the river corridor is the valley's only real shade.
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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 Garden Wall: How to Work a Genuinely Small Venue
A small period inn in Whitefish, Montana, with garden ground and an intimate scale.
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The Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center: What It Suits and What It Does Not
A hotel within a riverfront tower complex in Detroit, with modern architecture and a prominent place in the skyline.
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Isleta Resort: How the Lake and Mountain Frame Is Made
A resort with lakes and open grounds south of Albuquerque, with mountain views across the Rio Grande valley.
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The Masonic Temple, Detroit: One Frame and How It Is Made
An enormous temple building in Detroit with many event spaces, including a chapel with old-world character.
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The Owyhee Hotel, Boise: A Building Converted Twice
A historic Boise hotel converted and reworked — and what two layers of building logic mean for a photographer.
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Grouse Mountain Lodge: Broad Lawns and the Group Photograph
A timber lodge on open ground near Whitefish, Montana, with broad lawns and mountain views.
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The Portland Regency: A Season-by-Season Guide
A converted 1895 brick armory in the heart of Portland's Old Port, now a hotel with function rooms and period brick character.
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The Indian Pueblo Cultural Center: Working a Curved Plaza
A cultural centre in Albuquerque owned by the nineteen Pueblos of New Mexico, built around a large curved outdoor plaza.
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The Henry Clay: Lighting a 1920s Lodge Building
Built 1924 as an Elks lodge in downtown Louisville, later restored, with a grand ballroom, ornate plasterwork and period detailing.
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