The Joslyn Art Museum: Photographing a Pink Marble Art Deco Court
Opened 1931 in Omaha, an Art Deco museum clad inside and out in Georgia pink marble, with a fountain court at its centre and a 1994 Foster pavilion alongside.
The Baltimore Basilica: Field Notes on a Latrobe Interior
Benjamin Henry Latrobe's basilica of 1821 — the first cathedral built in the United States — with a great dome lit by concealed skylights and a pale neoclassical interior.
The Santa Fe Opera: Building the Shot List at an Open-Air Theatre
An open-air theatre on a hillside north of Santa Fe, with a roof but open sides, looking out across the Jemez and Sangre de Cristo ranges.
The Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis: Photographing 41 Million Tesserae
Begun 1907 and consecrated 1926, a Byzantine Revival cathedral holding one of the largest mosaic collections in the world — around 41.5 million glass tesserae.
Arlington Street Church: Field Notes for Wedding Photographs
Boston's first building in the Back Bay, completed 1861, with a celebrated set of Tiffany stained glass and the Public Garden directly across the street.
Ainsworth House: Who This Venue Suits, and Who It Doesn’t
A small 1850s Classical Revival house with mature gardens, half an hour south of Portland. Intimate is the selling point and the constraint. An honest fit assessment.
Victoria Mansion: Who This 1860 Interior Suits
Built 1858–1860 in Portland, Maine, an Italianate villa retaining around ninety per cent of its original interiors — among the most intact of its period in America.
Trinity Church, Copley Square: A Photographer Answers Your Questions
H. H. Richardson's 1877 Romanesque church on Copley Square, with La Farge interiors and stained glass. Magnificent, dark, and governed by church rules rather than venue rules.
Biltmore Estate: Reading the Light on 8,000 Acres
George Vanderbilt's 250-room chateau, completed 1895, with Olmsted-designed grounds on around 8,000 acres in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
A Photographer’s Walk-Through of Pittock Mansion
A 1914 French Renaissance house 1,000 feet above Portland, with the best city view in Oregon and interiors that punish a careless exposure. Here is the walk-through.