Photographing architecture and people uses two different parts of my brain, and I love shoots that combine the two. I also strongly believe the combination of traditional architectural images and intimate, human focused shots tells a more complete story about what a space feels like. In the end, architecture is designed and built to be inhabited by people! The image above aims to go beyond simply showing the viewer that this space has a living moss wall, it gives the viewer a sense of the magic of that lush organic material and how its presence impacts the experience of the people who visit or work in this space. 

I love a good challenge, and finding a way to tell the visual story of this observation room was just that! The center room is where the therapists watch family interactions through the two large one way mirrors. On the right you see the family room and on the left the room for children. The bonus challenge was shooting this scene fast enough that our talented young model on the left didn’t run out of patience!