On waiting for the right light.
Most of what we do as a studio is wait. We wait for the right hour. We wait for the room to settle. We wait for the client to be ready. The actual shooting is the smallest part of the work.
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Most of what we do as a studio is wait. We wait for the right hour. We wait for the room to settle. We wait for the client to be ready. The actual shooting is the smallest part of the work.
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Film is slower, more expensive, and harder to deliver. We still use it for about a third of our work. Here is why.
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Notes from a recent brand shoot with Aesop's Bangkok flagship store. The light, the team, the small problems we solved on the day.
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The default mode of architectural photography is heroic. The buildings dominate. We have been trying to do something different for the last three years.
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An annual list. Mostly Japanese photography this year, with a few exceptions.
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OMA's Folded Tower in Tanjong Pagar took three visits to photograph. Notes on what we learned about the building each time.
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We say no a lot. We take on fewer projects than we could. The studio works the way it does because of those choices, not despite them.
Read entry →Occasional letters from the studio. Photo essays, shoot notes, book recommendations. Sent when there is something worth sending.