Studio Stories #01: What Photographing Architecture
& Interiors Has Taught Me

There’s something sacred about stepping into a space that’s been dreamed up, drawn out, and brought to life by someone else’s imagination. Spending time inside an architect’s completed project or standing still in the quiet intentionality of an interior designer’s work—it changes you.

It changes how you see the world.

Even as a kid, I was always drawn to buildings. I’d photograph crumbling walls, old windows, strange corners. But since beginning my journey as an architectural and interiors photographer—working closely with architects and designers—I’ve noticed a quiet but profound shift in how I move through the world.

I catch myself noticing sight-lines in hotel lobbies. I pause, maybe longer than most, to appreciate the way morning light dances across a country kitchen sink during a weekend away. I find beauty in the way shadows fall in stairwells. It’s almost as if the world is now whispering stories I didn’t know how to hear before.

I look for intentionality in places most people walk past.

And over time, I’ve come to learn a few things—lessons that go beyond photography and have become ways of seeing, ways of being. Here are a few that have stayed with me:

1. Architecture isn’t just what you see—it’s what you feel.

The best spaces don’t just exist; they invite. They guide how you move, where you pause, how you breathe. My role isn’t just to take pictures of that—it’s to translate the feeling of a space into a still image. That’s the magic.

2. Details carry meaning (and emotion).

A shadow line. A timber join. A hand-troweled plaster wall. These subtle, quiet choices aren’t always the first thing you notice—but they often become the most powerful images. They tell you something about the people who created the space, about what matters.

3. A clear concept makes everything easier.

When a designer or architect knows exactly what they want a space to be, that vision flows through every detail. As a photographer, that kind of clarity is a dream. It gives me a roadmap and a rhythm to follow—and makes it easier to create images that truly reflect the story.

More than anything, I feel lucky. Lucky to spend time inside other people’s ideas. Lucky to witness the beauty of places designed to be lived in, loved in, and shared. And lucky to meet the people who shape these spaces—and those who call them home.

Each time I step behind the camera, I get to bring these spaces to life, image by image. It’s quiet work, but deeply fulfilling.

Introducing Studio Stories

This is the first in a new series I’m calling Studio Stories—a space where I’ll be sharing the quieter side of my work. Thoughts, tools, routines, lessons, and little reflections from life behind the lens as an architectural photographer.

If you’re into design, creativity, slow moments, and stories about space—stick around.

Same time next week, then?

Much love,
Steph xx