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Nate Sheets Photographs A Soft Lit Contemporary Home in Middle America

by Lexi Taciak

Today’s project of the week takes us to a little ‘ole state that we don’t hear from too often — Kansas. We’ll be checking out this lovely house in Spring Hill, right outside of Kansas City, Kansas. It was photographed by Kansas City, Missouri based Architectural photographer Nate Sheets.

Take an Abstract Tour of La Muralla Roja With Swedish Photographer Jeanette Hägglund

by Lexi Taciak

Today we’re taking a trip to a place that I’ve been enthralled by for a while now! This week’s featured project takes us to sunny Calpe, Spain to a postmodern apartment complex — the fabled La Muralla Roja. Muralla Roja was designed by architect Ricardo Bofill in 1968 and is esteemed for its bold colors and blocky, labyrinth-like design.

Time Travel With Peter Bennetts to Check Out Zaha Hadid’s MAXXI Museum at Its Opening

by Lexi Taciak

Aussie architectural photographer Peter Bennetts has traveled far and wide making great photos of architecture — from Tuvalu to Finland, and everywhere in between — but today’s project takes us to Rome where we’ll find the MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Art designed by Zaha Hadid’s Patrik Schumacher.Here

“The Value of Architectural Photography” With Rob Van Esch

by Lexi Taciak

A few years ago, seasoned Amsterdam-based architectural photographer Rob Van Esch released a captivating eBook “Staying On Top of Current Architectural Photography Trends” which focused on the recent shifts in the way architecture is photographed.

A Visual Wine Tasting in Napa With Photographer Aubrie Pick

by Lexi Taciak

Today’s featured project takes us to dreamy St Helena, California where photographer Aubrie Pick will be showing us a beautiful Napa gem — Sinegal Winery.Aubrie is a real photographic tour de force, and a quick scroll down her site will showcase her flexibility and prowess at her craft.

Join The Crew: APALMANAC is Hiring

by Lexi Taciak

Shew! Can you believe the second birthday of APALMANAC’s first published article is coming up? Call us nostalgic but we’ve been reflecting on our growth — not just as a website, but as a community. It seems as if the shroud surrounding the tiny niche of architectural and interiors photography has been drawn back, revealing an incredible network of people who are eager to share advice, workflows, pricing, and business strategy — and we are so proud to play a little part in helping expand that community.Now,

Overcoming a Series of Hurdles, Ruksana Hussain Crafts Gorgeous Photographs of the Abu Dhabi Edition

by Lexi Taciak

Meet my new friend Ruksana Hussain, a Dubai based architectural photographer who makes some immensely beautiful images, always complete with interesting light patterns and fantastic form. Today, we’ll be pouring over Ruksana’s time spent photographing The Abu Dhabi Edition.

Finding Your Style in Architectural Photography With Kendall McCaugherty, Tom Harris, and Mike Kelley

by Lexi Taciak

Over the weekend, Mike Kelley, Tom Harris, and Hall + Merrick’s Kendal McCaugherty went live on Youtube to chat about all things architectural photography related. Quite a few folks have written in asking if it was possible to watch the video after the live stream ended, and where to find it.

Architectural Photography Studio Tarry & Perry are the First to Document the Completed ‘Concrete House’ as Featured on Grand Designs

by Lexi Taciak

Step inside this perfect concrete monolith with us today for Project of the Week before it is revisited on Grand Designs this February. If it feels familiar to you, you probably spotted the unfinished home on the show in 2018. This brute is back, finished up, and photographed for the first time since its completion by the incredible architectural photography studio Tarry and Perry.Upon

Explore This Cedar-Clad Californian Beauty With Photographer Tim Melideo

by Lexi Taciak

Happy Friday and welcome to sunny Solana Beach! Today, we’re checking out the work of California based photographer Tim Melideo. Tim has been gracious enough to share a heap of insight into this project, so I’ll let him take it away!Tim kicks things off by explaining “Seaside Reef was a project by my architect friend Alec Petros of Alec Petros Studio.

Annika Feuss Shows Off A Perfect Vacation Villa in the Portuguese Countryside

by Lexi Taciak

We could all use a little trip these days, so this week, Cologne-based architectural photographer Annika Feuss is taking us on a visual vacation to Villa Extramuros. Extramuros is a Villa-Hotel in Arraiolos, Portugal, and Annika shows off its gorgeous graphic shape, tranquil interior, fruit trees, and relaxing air, just perfectly!This

Keep Your Lee Filter System Safe With Dennis Radermacher’s 3D Printed Bumper Cage

by Lexi Taciak

Our 3D printing hero Dennis Radermacher is back with another ingenious solution for architectural photographers! Today, he gifts us a bumper cage for the Lee 100mm filter system.Dennis’s bumper shields the ultra shatter-able square corners of the filter, giving protection while in use and while changing out the filter.

Lorenzo Zandri Takes a Distilled and Sublime Approach to Photographing the Antinori Winery

by Lexi Taciak

A week or so ago here on APA, I gushed about the Unsent Postcard project which was cofounded by architect-turned-photographer Lorenzo Zandri. Not only is that project (and Lorenzo’s other very cool personal projects) wonderful, but his architectural photography is just out of this world.

Get A Grip With Dennis Radermacher’s 3D Printed Canon TS-E Knobby

by Lexi Taciak

3D Printing is a beautiful thing. It gives those with the tools and the patience the superpowers to engineer a custom solution to design problems. That’s the case of New Zealand based architectural photographer Dennis Radermacher of Lightforge Photography.Frustrated

Andy Macpherson Walks Us Through Photographing The Magnificent Prospect Terrace In Brisbane

by Lexi Taciak

I can’t think of a better way to kick off a new year of Project of the Weeks than with our friend, the great Andy Macpherson. Today, we’re traveling to sunny Brisbane, Australia to check out Andy’s photographs of Prospect Terrace. Prospect Terrace is a gorgeous project worked on by architect The Artificial, developer Zephyr Industries, and landscape architect LARC Collective.

From Her First Commission To Personal Project, Kim Smith Speaks on the Journey of Photographing “House In The Woods”

by Lexi Taciak

With the blanket of snow, color palette, and the soft warm glow emanating out of Architectural Resources’s House In The Woods, I had originally thought that my new friend Kim Smith’s photographs would make a particularly cozy and holiday-ish Project of the Week.

Felix Gerlach Photographs A Sculptural Swedish Rail Station Entrance for Tengbom

by Lexi Taciak

This week’s featured project comes to us from Sweden and showcases a lovely piece of civic architecture designed by the architects at Tengbom. This small scale project in Helsingborg — the Southern Entrance of the Helsingborg Central rail station (Knutpunkten) — is a prime example of how aesthetic minimalism can still pack big functionality in architecture.

Ukrainian Photographer Andriy Bezuglov Photographs Kyiv’s Spicy NoSpicy

by Lexi Taciak

From my time spent pouring over various architecture and architecture photography throughout the world (wide web), I’ve noticed that Ukraine has some of the most interesting, rich with mood, and just downright cool projects, especially in the restaurant sector.

“Patient, Observant, and Ever Ready,” Bien Alvarez Photographs The Viewpoint House In The Philippines

by Lexi Taciak

Today’s featured project takes us to Quezon City, Philippines where we’ll be checking out a home named Viewpoint House, designed by Jim Caumeron Design. This contemporary beauty was documented by Manila, Philippines based architectural photographer Bien Alvarez.

The Unsent Postcard Project Gives Over-Instagrammed Architecture The Cold Shoulder

by Lexi Taciak

Close your eyes and think far back. Back before Covid ruined your travel plans. Now go even further back, before Instagram let you geotag your location — heck, even before Instagram itself. Think back to a time when phone cameras were terrible and you had to ration your texts and emails.