As an architectural photographer, I have the habit of only featuring the “pretty” stuff that I think should be in my portfolio of “best work”. Admittedly, by doing this, a lot of my work does not see the light of day. In fact, the SUBJECT of a lot of my work doesn’t see the light…
Another project photographed for ISG, this time a brand new staple to the Mankato, MN skyline. The Eide Bailly Tower in downtown Mankato features commercial, retail, restaurant, and event space.
This past fall I had the privilege of photographing the Blue Earth County Government center in Mankato for ISG. This was my first civic architectural photography assignment.
The only word that comes to mind when I go back to the first couple weeks of things shutting down due to Covid is “bizarre”. Like many others, it had me strongly contemplating a career shift, but not in a completely different field. Prior to Covid, I had considered myself primarily a residential interiors and architectural photographer…
I had been driving by this location regularly and I was never quite sure what was going up. Was it a new retail location? When I found out it was the Storage Lounge, I was thinking that it was a retail store that sold storage and organization supplies. Would make sense, right? I would certainly welcome it…
I am a big believer in just putting things out there and seeing where they take you. When Covid hit and things started slowing down, I started a personal project photographing many of the commercial buildings in my city. One of those buildings was Pioneer Bank. I had been driving by this location every single day, and had watched this building go up since the beginning…