ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Architectural Photography
Architecture has been one of the main subjects of photography since the technology first emerged.
At first architectural photography was mainly seen as way of documenting buildings and houses, but it soon evolved into its own form of art.
Casa Herdade da Aroeira / Bica Arquitectos - Photography ©Fernando Guerra
Architectural photography is all about buildings, monuments, interiors, and exteriors. The purpose of the images is either to create a work of art or to document the aesthetics of a structure. Lens allow you to see the room in a different way than the eye, and so, an architecture photographer’s job is to translate the visual experience into a two dimensional image, using a wide set of techniques.
It’s not what we see, it’s what we make others see.
An empty interior can be visually appealing, but furniture complements a space by adding a different feel about it. At Branca, we are proud to have been collaborating over the years with some of the most renowned names when it comes to Architectural Photography. Fernando Guerra, Francisco Nogueira and Eduardo Nascimento are among the photographers that are giving projects a different way of looking at them along with some of our designs.
Utopia House / Francisco Aires Mateus / Photography: Fernando Guerra
A photography pioneer and with an experience for the past 20 years, he has worked with top architects such as Álvaro Siza Vieira, Carlos Castanheira, Manuel Graça Dias, Gonçalo Byrne, João Luís Carrilho da Graça, Márcio Kogan, Isay Weifeld, Arthur Casas, Pei Cobb Freed as well as the late Zaha Hadid, who he was a regular contributor to.
Francisco Nogueira
Always interested in art and images, Francisco Nogueira graduated in Architecture in 2008, the same year that he started working as a photographer.
Working in Ventura Valcarce Architects in Barcelona before opening his own studio, Francisco work philosophy focuses on architecture, interiors and the human-made landscapes. His works have been published in Wallpaper*, T Magazine, Elle Decor US, DOMUS, Surface and The New York Times.
Apartment in Madragoa / Duarte Caldas Architectural Design - Photography ©Francisco Nogueira
Do Mal o Menos
Founded in 2011 by Eduardo Nascimento along with his colleague João Fôja, do mal o menos is an architectural photography studio dedicated to the specialized production and editing of Architectural, Exhibition and Stage Design Photography.
Continuously collaborating over the years with a variety of renowned Portuguese architects like João Mendes Ribeiro and Ricardo Bak Gordon, as well as a younger generation of distinguished talents.
3 Apartamentos Pombalinos / Aurora Arquitectos - Photography © Do Mal o Menos
With the purpose of developing a structure a parallel structure on contemporary architecture among the major publishers, promoters and curators, be it online or in printed media, their works has been featured in national and international publications such as 2G, A10, Domus, Phaidon, Jornal Arquitectos, Público, Arq’a, Frame Magazine, Dezeen, Archdaily, Divisare, among others.