Before you say it, I know that architectural photography is a mainstay of the photography community. But, there's no harm in taking another look, broadening your definitions, and looking for new inspiration in decidedly fertile ground.
Below I'm hoping you'll find something, or several things, that will pique your interest and cause you to venture out into the world of architecture with your camera. The physical achievements of mankind are unashamedly numerous and unimaginably diverse, I believe our fascination with photographing them is well warranted.
In presenting an array of interesting takes on architectural photography, there has been a conscious effort made to cover a whole spectrum of ideas and specific subjects. From abstract architectural textures, to vanishing point shots and cityscapes. The hope is that the selection below will ignite your imagination and give you a passion for capturing not only the famous and obvious, but the intriguing architectural elements around you.
When hunting for worthy candidates, I found a disappointing dirge of photographs from my home city of Manchester, England. Perhaps together we can capture the essence of our cities and towns, and give incredible and interesting architecture the attention it's due.
Photo Inspiration
ecstaticist
Trey Ratcliff
Andreas Levers
Thomas Hawk
Daniela Hartmann
Fred
Thomas Hawk
telmo32
Spreng Ben
Jennifer
David Pons
Trey Ratcliff
Bert Kaufmann
Davidlohr Bueso
Spreng Ben
Pierre Metivier
Fred
Ian Southwell
Rohit Mattoo
Mandana
Evelyn Berg
Boris SV
Marina Perevezentseva
Randy Lemoine
Thomas Hawk
Reto Fetz
MorBCN
ERIO
Paco CT
Fred
Trey Ratcliff
Samyra Serin
Marc
Juan JosŽ Aza
seier+seier
MorBCN
David Blaikie
Bu
Spreng Ben
Juan Salmoral
Jes
seier+seier
ƒole Wind
StŽfan
Guillermo Casas Baruque
Toshihiro Oimatsu
Jose Maria Cuellar
Alfonso
Thomas Hawk
Simon Bray
Jes
Trey Ratcliff
Aurelio Asiain
Spreng Ben
sunsurfr
svenwerk
Paolo Margari
LeRamz
tai schomaker
Gilson Geoffrey
Joel Bankhead
masaomi
svenwerk
Toni Blay
Evan Leeson
viamoi
Tony Vo
Eric
Dennis Jarvis
Navin
Michael Chen
tanakawho
Trey Ratcliff
R—bert Kiss
Stefan Georgi
Michael Galkovsky
Jose Maria Cuellar
Chris JL
Henning MŸhlinghaus
Jean
Share Your Own Images!
I hope you've enjoyed the photographs and that they've inspired you to go out and capture something amazing for yourself! We'd love to see your favourite architecture shots - just post a comment and link below. Also, feel free to link to any resources that you've found particularly helpful in this area.
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