https://apalmanac.com A resource for working professional photographers and design industry professionals featuring news, commentary, equipment resources, and original articles Fri, 05 Apr 2024 20:11:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 156681027 https://apalmanac.com/post-production/go-behind-the-scenes-with-photographer-alex-nye-as-he-crafts-his-award-winning-scrippsehenge-surfer-image-183177 https://apalmanac.com/post-production/go-behind-the-scenes-with-photographer-alex-nye-as-he-crafts-his-award-winning-scrippsehenge-surfer-image-183177#respond Sat, 27 Jan 2024 20:03:30 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=183177 In this video, Alex Nye takes us behind the scenes of crafting this gorgeous "Scrippshenge Surfer" image.]]> https://apalmanac.com/post-production/go-behind-the-scenes-with-photographer-alex-nye-as-he-crafts-his-award-winning-scrippsehenge-surfer-image-183177/feed 0 183177 https://apalmanac.com/business/jury-awards-architecture-photographer-6-3-million-in-copyright-infringement-case-183042 https://apalmanac.com/business/jury-awards-architecture-photographer-6-3-million-in-copyright-infringement-case-183042#comments Mon, 11 Dec 2023 14:33:00 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=183042 Scott Hargis Photo Vs. Pacifica Senior Living has wound its way through California’s Central District court system and the result is a massive victory for photographers everywhere. The damages award is one of the largest ever recorded for a photographic copyright infringement case.]]> https://apalmanac.com/business/jury-awards-architecture-photographer-6-3-million-in-copyright-infringement-case-183042/feed 16 183042 https://apalmanac.com/awards/announcing-the-2023-architectural-photography-competition-182827 https://apalmanac.com/awards/announcing-the-2023-architectural-photography-competition-182827#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 01:59:16 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=182827 We have learned so much over the last two years and are proud to launch what is surely our best competition yet. We remain committed to being the only photography competition solely by and for architectural photographers.Given the unique criteria by which professional architectural photography is commissioned and created, it must be judged with a critical eye, and as a result the majority of “architectural photography” contests have not done the best job of accurately judging architectural photography.]]> https://apalmanac.com/awards/announcing-the-2023-architectural-photography-competition-182827/feed 0 182827 https://apalmanac.com/commentary/where-is-the-architectural-photography-almanac-going-182763 https://apalmanac.com/commentary/where-is-the-architectural-photography-almanac-going-182763#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2023 18:17:03 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=182763 You’ve probably noticed that things have been a little quiet around here recently. I definitely understand and feel it as well! With that in mind thought I’d share a few major updates about the current and future of Architecture Photography Almanac as we wrap on our …wait for it… fifth year in operation.Welcome]]> https://apalmanac.com/commentary/where-is-the-architectural-photography-almanac-going-182763/feed 1 182763 https://apalmanac.com/business/join-mike-kelley-and-doublespace-photo-for-a-one-of-a-kind-workshop-in-tuscany-182102 https://apalmanac.com/business/join-mike-kelley-and-doublespace-photo-for-a-one-of-a-kind-workshop-in-tuscany-182102#comments Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:58:07 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=182102 From April 13th – 16th 2024, myself, Amanda Large, and Younes Bounhar of doublespace photography will host an exclusive workshop for eight students at Podere Rombolino in southern Tuscany’s Val d’Orcia region. Join us as we practice architectural photography, enjoy discussions on theory, business, and craft, and of course culinary delights such as wine, cheese, and amazing views of the Italian countryside.Students]]> https://apalmanac.com/business/join-mike-kelley-and-doublespace-photo-for-a-one-of-a-kind-workshop-in-tuscany-182102/feed 2 182102 https://apalmanac.com/news/the-2022-project-of-the-year-award-winners-180609 https://apalmanac.com/news/the-2022-project-of-the-year-award-winners-180609#comments Fri, 14 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=180609 At last, we’ve reached our final category of winners to announce – the 2022 Project of the Year award. Project of the Year is our most highly rewarded category, with a cash prize of $2500 USD going to the winner along with our Project of the Year Award Winner trophy, while the runner-up receives $500 USD and our slightly smaller (but still awesome) 2nd place trophy.]]> https://apalmanac.com/news/the-2022-project-of-the-year-award-winners-180609/feed 2 180609 https://apalmanac.com/news/the-2022-photo-of-the-year-award-winners-180570 https://apalmanac.com/news/the-2022-photo-of-the-year-award-winners-180570#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=180570 It’s time to announce the winners of the 2022 Photo of the Year Award! The Photo of the Year Award is one of the most simple and straightforward categories in our Architectural Photography Awards. We asked photographers to submit their defining photographs of 2022.]]> https://apalmanac.com/news/the-2022-photo-of-the-year-award-winners-180570/feed 0 180570 https://apalmanac.com/news/the-2022-early-career-and-emerging-talent-architectural-photography-award-winners-180542 https://apalmanac.com/news/the-2022-early-career-and-emerging-talent-architectural-photography-award-winners-180542#respond Mon, 10 Apr 2023 12:00:00 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=180542 It’s time to announce the official winners of the 2022 Early Career and Emerging Talent Award! The Early Career and Emerging Talent category is the APA Award’s most entered and most competitive category. Just like last year, we are blown away by the talent and hard work of all the new architectural photographers out there.]]> https://apalmanac.com/news/the-2022-early-career-and-emerging-talent-architectural-photography-award-winners-180542/feed 0 180542 https://apalmanac.com/architecture/inside-the-house-from-succession-season-four-180696 https://apalmanac.com/architecture/inside-the-house-from-succession-season-four-180696#comments Mon, 27 Mar 2023 19:23:26 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=180696 Living in Los Angeles and working as an architectural photographer provides some pretty spectacular opportunities. One in particular was getting commissioned to photograph the home (you know the one) from Succession’s fourth season – here’s a look inside and some thoughts on the process.]]> https://apalmanac.com/architecture/inside-the-house-from-succession-season-four-180696/feed 5 180696 https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2022-architectural-photography-awards-editors-choice-award-contest-update-180257 https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2022-architectural-photography-awards-editors-choice-award-contest-update-180257#comments Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:15:49 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=180257 While we wait for the judges to put their finishing touches on their selections of winners for the 2022 Architectural Photography Awards, we thought it would be fun to comb through the submissions ourselves!There are so many stunning photographs that have been submitted this year, and we are eager to show off the sheer amount of talent here, so we’ve decided to introduce a new bonus category in the meantime:The Editor’s Choice AwardWe’ve gone through all of the entries separately from the judges and selected our 10 favorite photographs from each category, which we’ve listed here in alphabetical order.]]> https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2022-architectural-photography-awards-editors-choice-award-contest-update-180257/feed 6 180257 https://apalmanac.com/awards/announcing-the-second-annual-apalmanac-architectural-photography-competition-178954 https://apalmanac.com/awards/announcing-the-second-annual-apalmanac-architectural-photography-competition-178954#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2022 18:46:41 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=178954 Back for a second year, we are so excited to launch our annual photography competition again! The first year was a resounding success and we have improved and tweaked for an even better experience for our entrants this time around. We look forward to welcoming everyone to the best photography competition on the internet for the second year in a row.Given]]> https://apalmanac.com/awards/announcing-the-second-annual-apalmanac-architectural-photography-competition-178954/feed 9 178954 https://apalmanac.com/uncategorized/join-mike-kelley-and-simon-devitt-in-finland-for-a-one-of-a-kind-workshop-178743 https://apalmanac.com/uncategorized/join-mike-kelley-and-simon-devitt-in-finland-for-a-one-of-a-kind-workshop-178743#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2022 18:42:53 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=178743 In August 2023, Mike Kelley and Simon Devitt will host an exclusive workshop deep in Finland’s Archipelago National Park at the world-renowned and self-built Project Archipelago. Designed and built by Aleksi Hautamaki, founder of Bond Creative, it is located in some of the world’s most pristine wilderness surrounded by the placid blue waters of the Baltic Sea.]]> https://apalmanac.com/uncategorized/join-mike-kelley-and-simon-devitt-in-finland-for-a-one-of-a-kind-workshop-178743/feed 2 178743 https://apalmanac.com/business/introducing-the-business-of-photography-series-apalmanacs-new-video-courses-177716 https://apalmanac.com/business/introducing-the-business-of-photography-series-apalmanacs-new-video-courses-177716#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=177716 If you’ve been a photographer for any stretch of time, you probably know that it’s easy enough to take a good picture. But how do you get paid to take those pictures in the first place? By far the most common questions that we receive here at the Almanac are business-related.]]> https://apalmanac.com/business/introducing-the-business-of-photography-series-apalmanacs-new-video-courses-177716/feed 2 177716 https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2021-project-of-the-year-award-longlist-part-two-176035 https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2021-project-of-the-year-award-longlist-part-two-176035#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:10:00 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=176035 As we mentioned in Part One of Project of the Year’s longlist, there were so many phenomenal entries that we wanted to share with you. To keep the page speed flowing, we’ve broken this list up into two sections. Continuing our longlist for APALMANAC’s 2021 Project of the Year award, here are the second half of the favorite picks from the Project of Year submissions.H.G.]]> https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2021-project-of-the-year-award-longlist-part-two-176035/feed 1 176035 https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2021-project-of-the-year-award-longlist-part-one-175877 https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2021-project-of-the-year-award-longlist-part-one-175877#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=175877 Project of the Year might just be one of our favorite categories. In this day and age where everyone is a photographer, it seems like anybody can take a good photograph. What separates the masters from the just-plain-lucky though, is the ability to create consistent beautiful images over and over again.]]> https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2021-project-of-the-year-award-longlist-part-one-175877/feed 4 175877 https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2021-photo-of-the-year-award-longlist-175703 https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2021-photo-of-the-year-award-longlist-175703#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2022 17:45:00 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=175703 We knew the 2021 Photo of the Year category of the Architecture Photography Awards was going to have some incredible offerings, but wow! Our judges were looking for unforgettable photos that melded technical prowess with masterful storytelling and beautiful design.]]> https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2021-photo-of-the-year-award-longlist-175703/feed 5 175703 https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2021-early-career-and-emerging-talent-awards-longlist-175710 https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2021-early-career-and-emerging-talent-awards-longlist-175710#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=175710 We have been absolutely blown away by the submissions for the first-ever APALMANAC Awards – especially the Early Career and Emerging Talent category. For being relatively new to the field, so many of you out there are making incredible work that is up there with even the most seasoned pros.]]> https://apalmanac.com/competitions/2021-early-career-and-emerging-talent-awards-longlist-175710/feed 17 175710 https://apalmanac.com/business/hall-merrick-and-mccaugherty-on-the-craft-and-business-of-architectural-photography-84023 https://apalmanac.com/business/hall-merrick-and-mccaugherty-on-the-craft-and-business-of-architectural-photography-84023#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2022 13:21:00 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=84023 Nick Merrick and Steve Hall have been photographing architecture longer than most readers of this blog have been alive (myself included). When you think of some of the most important architectural projects of the last 100 years, Merrick and Hall have probably been there, creating photographs to share the stories of these projects with the world.]]> https://apalmanac.com/business/hall-merrick-and-mccaugherty-on-the-craft-and-business-of-architectural-photography-84023/feed 1 84023 https://apalmanac.com/awards/2021-apalmanac-photography-awards-17530 https://apalmanac.com/awards/2021-apalmanac-photography-awards-17530#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2021 00:24:26 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=17530 As the internet’s hub for architectural photography discussion and news, we felt it was only right for APAlmanac to host its own architectural photography showcase contest. Given the unique criteria by which architectural photography must be created, it must be judged with a critical eye.]]> https://apalmanac.com/awards/2021-apalmanac-photography-awards-17530/feed 17 17530 https://apalmanac.com/ask-apalmanac/should-i-charge-a-licensing-renewal-fee-17277 https://apalmanac.com/ask-apalmanac/should-i-charge-a-licensing-renewal-fee-17277#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2021 20:46:19 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=17277 LG Asks: I am an architectural photographer just starting out my business. I have downloaded the APA contract template as well as read articles about licensing. I had a question in regards to renewing a license. For example, when I photograph for a client and all goes well and licenses photos to the client for 5 years.]]> https://apalmanac.com/ask-apalmanac/should-i-charge-a-licensing-renewal-fee-17277/feed 2 17277 https://apalmanac.com/business/how-much-are-architectural-photographers-charging-and-earning-the-first-results-of-the-apa-census-are-here-13767 https://apalmanac.com/business/how-much-are-architectural-photographers-charging-and-earning-the-first-results-of-the-apa-census-are-here-13767#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:00:00 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=13767 After leaving the APAlmanac Architectural Photography Census open for almost six months in 2020, we are here to report the results. An incredible 1,259 professional architectural photographers from all over the world completed and contributed to the survey, which has provided an amazing cross section of how and why we’re working, where we struggle, where we succeed, and so much more.]]> https://apalmanac.com/business/how-much-are-architectural-photographers-charging-and-earning-the-first-results-of-the-apa-census-are-here-13767/feed 14 13767 https://apalmanac.com/business/introducing-the-apalmanac-contract-template-16202 https://apalmanac.com/business/introducing-the-apalmanac-contract-template-16202#comments Thu, 13 May 2021 18:59:15 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=16202 I am so proud to introduce The APAlmanac Contract Template. In over a decade of photographing architecture, I have talked to thousands of working photographers, whether it’s for a lunch, on an online forum, here on Apalmanac, or at workshops or conferences.]]> https://apalmanac.com/business/introducing-the-apalmanac-contract-template-16202/feed 12 16202 https://apalmanac.com/ask-apalmanac/im-being-asked-for-covid-discounts-help-15172 https://apalmanac.com/ask-apalmanac/im-being-asked-for-covid-discounts-help-15172#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:23:51 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=15172 M Asks: I’m getting quite a few requests for shoots starting late April / May. Everyone is pleading poverty, from £120m new openings (who I know had already budgeted marketing) to £10m refurbs. Every quote so far has asked for a reduction in fees. My own view is that I won’t lower my fee (mostly because my expenses & talent are same as pre-covid and I have a gut feeling that if I lower it, it will be impossible to raise later) but I am being super-flexible on pretty much all else.]]> https://apalmanac.com/ask-apalmanac/im-being-asked-for-covid-discounts-help-15172/feed 5 15172 https://apalmanac.com/business/mike-kelley-and-tom-harris-discuss-the-business-and-art-of-architectural-photography-14374 https://apalmanac.com/business/mike-kelley-and-tom-harris-discuss-the-business-and-art-of-architectural-photography-14374#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2020 02:48:16 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=14374 Tom Harris is an incredibly talented and charmingly down-to-earth friend of mine who has worked for some of the most esteemed architectural firms in the United States documenting architecture across the country. He was kind enough to sit down with me for an hour and chat about his background and his process.]]> https://apalmanac.com/business/mike-kelley-and-tom-harris-discuss-the-business-and-art-of-architectural-photography-14374/feed 7 14374 https://apalmanac.com/architecture/photographing-homes-while-california-is-choked-in-wildfire-smoke-13368 https://apalmanac.com/architecture/photographing-homes-while-california-is-choked-in-wildfire-smoke-13368#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2020 02:16:34 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=13368 For those of us living in California and the rest of the West Coast of the US, it’s been a crazy few months to say the least. Wildfire smoke has engulfed nearly every part of the region at some point over the past two months, turning skies grey and orange from Los Angeles to Seattle.]]> https://apalmanac.com/architecture/photographing-homes-while-california-is-choked-in-wildfire-smoke-13368/feed 4 13368 https://apalmanac.com/business/ill-just-fix-that-in-post-and-other-lies-i-tell-myself-11831 https://apalmanac.com/business/ill-just-fix-that-in-post-and-other-lies-i-tell-myself-11831#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2020 18:31:56 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=11831 It’s been four years since my last educational photography project, and I am happy to announce the release of my first ever e-book: I’ll just Fix That in Post, And Other Lies I Tell Myself, a combination of group therapy, an epic self-roast (plenty of laughs at my expense) and technical manual to architectural photography.]]> https://apalmanac.com/business/ill-just-fix-that-in-post-and-other-lies-i-tell-myself-11831/feed 8 11831 https://apalmanac.com/commentary/the-problem-with-hyper-real-renders-and-photographs-12113 https://apalmanac.com/commentary/the-problem-with-hyper-real-renders-and-photographs-12113#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2020 06:08:07 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=12113 This short and poignant video by the B1M highlights the increasing propensity for renders to exaggerate the truth, leading to disappointed clients and impossible design goals for projects. Not only do these renders mislead the public, setting them (us!)]]> https://apalmanac.com/commentary/the-problem-with-hyper-real-renders-and-photographs-12113/feed 7 12113 https://apalmanac.com/ask-apalmanac/do-you-need-an-architecture-degree-to-photograph-architecture-12009 https://apalmanac.com/ask-apalmanac/do-you-need-an-architecture-degree-to-photograph-architecture-12009#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2020 06:38:44 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=12009 P asks: Is it possible to be an architectural photographer without previously being an architect? My girlfriend is an architect and our first idea is to open a studio together. Do I have options in this world without having studied a degree in photography or architecture?]]> https://apalmanac.com/ask-apalmanac/do-you-need-an-architecture-degree-to-photograph-architecture-12009/feed 8 12009 https://apalmanac.com/business/how-one-of-the-biggest-names-in-photography-and-visualization-deals-with-attribution-and-licensing-11706 https://apalmanac.com/business/how-one-of-the-biggest-names-in-photography-and-visualization-deals-with-attribution-and-licensing-11706#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2020 06:38:44 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=11706 DBOX is an international creative communications agency that creates campaigns in the sectors of luxury residential, hospitality, commercial, and cultural property. Specializing in both renders and photography, DBOX is at the top of the global architecture marketing game and were kind enough to sit down for a chat with APA to discuss their inner business workings, their frustrations, and their efforts to remedy an industry-wide scourge.Matthew]]> https://apalmanac.com/business/how-one-of-the-biggest-names-in-photography-and-visualization-deals-with-attribution-and-licensing-11706/feed 21 11706 https://apalmanac.com/architecture/still-lives-making-photographs-during-a-global-pandemic-10697 https://apalmanac.com/architecture/still-lives-making-photographs-during-a-global-pandemic-10697#comments Sat, 23 May 2020 15:10:13 +0000 https://apalmanac.com/?p=10697 When you’re obsessed with something, say, architectural photography, you can’t imagine a life without it, so you’re going to find a way to do it no matter what. Even in the midst of a pandemic, even if you have to use an awful camera, even if you just underwent back surgery.In]]> https://apalmanac.com/architecture/still-lives-making-photographs-during-a-global-pandemic-10697/feed 5 10697