Shooting Space: Architecture in Contemporary Photography

by Elias Redstone, Pedro Gadanho, Kate Bush

A visual survey of contemporary artists' photography of architecture, featuring the work of Andreas Gursky, Iwan Baan, Wolfgang Tillmans, Catherine Opie, Thomas Ruff, Hiroshi Sugimoto, and more. Since the invention of photography, architecture has proved a worthy subject for photographers.  Shooting Architecture in Contemporary Photography  showcases the relationship between the two practices. The book presents a broad spectrum of work from a diverse roster of renowned and emerging Annie Leibovitz captures the construction of Renzo Piano's  New York Times  building; James Welling revisits Philip Johnson's iconic Glass House; Walter Niedermayr shifts perspectives on SANAA's sculptural designs. The book is divided into five chapters, covering collaborations between photographer and architect, global urbanization, alterations to the natural landscape, reappraised Modernist icons, and imagined environments. Presenting a fresh study of outstanding work in contemporary architectural photography,  Shooting Space  not only provides an engaging display of beautiful photography, but will reward the reader with a considered survey of our built environment.

Genres: Photography, Architecture, Design

240 pages, Hardcover

First published September 29, 2014

Reviews

[JBP · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautifully compiled over sized photography book with a focus on architecture [something I'm into photographing more than humans for whatever reason] that is hit and miss to me depending on whether or not I'm into a particular photographer. People like Michael Wesely and Geert Goiris were standouts to me. There were a lot of others but quite a few whose work really didn't jibe with me too much. Great looking book though. And it does make me want to get out and shoot more of Los Angeles than I currently do.

[Tony Ethan · Rating 3 out of 5]

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