View fullsize 2022 Florence — Galleria dell’Accademia Before reaching Michelangelo’s David, visitors pass through the unfinished Prisoners (or Slaves), sculptures Michelangelo carved between 1513–1534 that appear trapped inside the marble
View fullsize 2022 Florence — Ponte Vecchio Built in 1345, the Ponte Vecchio is one of Florence’s oldest surviving bridges and one of the few spared during World War II. For this composition, I centered the main arch and used the reflection of the Ar
View fullsize 2022 Florence — same building, different composition. A few days ago I posted this building centered across the Arno River, using symmetry and reflection to create balance. This time I focused on the corner instead. By moving closer, the com
View fullsize 2022 Florence: Arno River One of the things I’ve learned from architecture photography is that symmetry doesn’t always mean placing something in the exact center. Here, the villa sits between the vertical thirds while the river reflectio
View fullsize Florence 2022: Loggia dei Lanzi Built between 1376–1382 Final sculpture: The Rape of Polyxena by Pio Fedi, completed in 1865. I waited for the man in the blue shirt to move before taking the photo. If he stayed in the center, your eye would
View fullsize Taken in 2022: Piazza della Signoria Michelangelo’s David (replica), 1504 The larger sculpture in the foreground acts as a frame, compressing the space and directing the eye inward. On the right, the façade creates a vertical boundary,
View fullsize 2022: alley in Florence This photo was taken as a study in cropping and composition. The left side of the frame is almost entirely black. That negative space is doing most of the work: – it removes distraction – it creates contrast &n
View fullsize Taken in 2022, around 7am, walking to the Santa Maria Novella train station. I didn’t stop because of the dome itself. I stopped because of how it appeared: centered and compressed between the buildings. That’s the composition. The c
View fullsize 2022: Florence. Brunelleschi’s dome, completed in 1436. ⸻ #florence #duomo #architecture #italy #exploretocreate
View fullsize Taken in 2022: Florence Construction of Santa Maria del Fiore began in 1296. Brunelleschi’s dome was completed in 1436. ⸻ #florence #duomo #architecture #italy #exploretocreate
View fullsize 2020: took this photo right after the pandemic… Broken Bridge at Vizcaya, Miami. Rain made it better. ⸻ #vizcaya #miami #seascape #aftertherain #bridge
View fullsize A few years ago in southern Arizona…this landscape has been in more films than you’d think. ⸻ #arizona #desertlandscape #americanwest #leadinglines #exploretocreate
View fullsize Took this photo a few years ago in Sedona. One of my favorite US cities to visit. #sedona #arizona #landscapephotography #naturelovers #earthfocus
View fullsize Back at the Kimbell Art Museum. Louis Kahn, 1972. One of my favorite buildings to study. This time I got to experience it with my dad. #kimbellartmuseum #louiskahn #architecturelovers #architecturedaily #archilovers
View fullsize Very glad the Blade Show Texas is in Fort Worth…I get to visit one of my favorite buildings. Designed by Louis Kahn and completed in 1972, the Kimbell Art Museum is known for its cycloid concrete vaults that pull in natural light through narr
View fullsize Luis Barragán’s house shows how restraint can be powerful. Wood, light, and geometry create calm and order—nothing extra, everything intentional. #LuisBarragán #CasaEstudioBarragán #arquitecturaMexicana #modernistarc
View fullsize Luis Barragán’s house and studio remain one of the best examples of architecture as art, blending modernism with silence, color, and tradition. #LuisBarragán #CasaEstudioBarragán #modernism #architecturephotography #UNESC
View fullsize Casa Luis Barragán: Gardens and courtyards were an extension of the house. He used walls, trees, and silence to create spaces of contemplation and retreat in the middle of the city. #LuisBarragán #CasaEstudioBarragán #courtyard
View fullsize Barragán believed color and light could transform space into emotion. His bold use of pink, gold, and natural light turned minimal forms into deeply spiritual experiences. #LuisBarragán #CasaEstudioBarragán #modernarchitecture #
View fullsize Casa Luis Barragán Luis Barragán (1902–1988) was Mexico’s most influential modern architect and the only Mexican to win the Pritzker Prize (1980). His house and studio in Mexico City, built in 1948, is now a UNESCO World He