Architecture Photography

If you’re traveling to the UNESCO World Heritage classified city of Bruges I recommend a visit to the Belfry of Bruges. The climb to the viewing platform is tough, but a simple technique enabled me to photograph through the protective security wire.

It’s not always easy to remain calm and collected when making photos in public places. Thankfully, my own photo adventures have taught me that good manners can go a long way to ensuring a great travel photography experience.

If ever you get the opportunity to visit Iceland you really should make the effort to go beyond the Golden Circle tourist trail and visit the wonderful Snaefellsnes Peninsula. Here’s what I found in doing so.

Situated 60 km north of Bangkok, along the banks of the Chao Phraya River, Bang Pa-In Palace has remained the beautiful royal summer palace of the kings of Thailand since the seventeenth century.

Here's a classic view, through an archway, onto a bridge and towards the medieval Church Of Our Lady, Bruges in Belgium. It's one of my favorite black and white photos. Nonetheless, you might be surprised to discover that it's also one of the most difficult photos I've ever made.

I discovered the Executioner’s Cottage in Salzburg, Austria by chance. It's a delightful place that looks like it’s straight out of a storybook. If I didn’t know it’s grisly and macabre history, I’d want to live there.

Remember the Sound Of Music and the lovely church where Maria married Baron von Trapp? During my visit and subsequent research I discovered things that watching the movie with my folks, all those years ago, couldn’t possibly have prepared me for.

I have a particular fondness for blue light and the mournful, melancholy qualities of that emotionally coldest of lights. This photo showcases the interior of a chapel, illuminated with bluish light, in the grounds of a cemetery in Berlin, Germany.

The glorious Sacré Cœur is a sublime and architecturally splendid Roman Catholic church in Paris. A joy to visit, I'd rate Sacré Cœur as a must see site.

Heiligenkreuz Abbey is the oldest and continuously active Cistercian monastery in the world. Here’s some tips to help you make great photos on your visit to this and other sacred places, particularly when it comes to making successfully photos under low light and high contrast conditions.

The photos you take are a big deal. But is it subject matter, narrative, composition or metaphor that motivates the kind of photos you take?

Bold and striking, yet serene and sublime, Chinese architecture can be breathtakingly beautiful to behold.

Have no doubt, China is an amazing place. There’s so much to see and so many incredible China holidays to experience across this remarkable country.

The Church Of Our Lady Bruges is one of the most famous tourist attractions in the old town of Bruges. It’s where you’ll find Michelangelo’s Madonna and Child statue.