222 North City for Safdie Rabines: Similar Projects and Photography Approach

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Brickell City Centre, Miami, FL

Photography was commissioned by lead architect Arquitectonica and developer Swire Pacific, undertaken over multiple visits spanning 2016 through 2019 as the project was finished and perfected. BCC, as it is colloquially known, was a full three-city-block mixed-use redevelopment featuring:

  • Two high-rise residential buildings

  • Two high-rise office buildings

  • A 540,000 square foot four-level mall

  • a 41-story hotel

  • The Climate Ribbon an enormous art installation and climate control feature, designed to move air through the project and provide shade during hot Miami days

Photography was featured extensively in the monograph Arquitectonica, profiling decades of work by the namesake firm. Images have been submitted to countless publications and won just as many awards and have represented the project globally in magazines, on billboards, and much more.

360 Complex Kuwait City

360 Kuwait is a premier, award-winning mixed-use complex in Kuwait, featuring high-end shopping, luxury hospitality, sports, and entertainment. It is known for its circular, "journey-based" design and significant environmental features, including the world's largest vertical garden. 

Photography was undertaken over two weeks in 2024 and comprised projects by OMA, CallisonRTKL, and Arcadis Global.

  • 360 Mall: A luxury shopping destination featuring over 200 international brands, fine dining, and entertainment venues, such as a 15-screen Cinescape cinema (including IMAX and VIP).

  • Rafael Nadal Academy: A world-class tennis facility featuring a 5,000-seat multi-purpose arena, 17 tennis courts (indoor and outdoor), and a 1,500-seat center court.

  • Grand Hyatt Kuwait: A 5-star hotel featuring 302 rooms

  • Entertainment & Dining: Featuring a full-sized arena, as well as restaurants such as Mei Li, designed by AB Concept

Photographing multiple venues during regular business hours in a country with significantly different cultural and business styles required incredible amounts of coordination with staff across various project typologies and language barriers, as well as making friends wherever possible to ensure access to tenant spaces and public spaces. As is the norm on city projects, especially in dense areas near airports or significant infrastructure, drone clearances between myself and local authorities were required before launch.

Harpa Concert Hall

Built in 2011, Harpa is credited with revitalizing the Reykjavík waterfront, turning an underdeveloped harborside parking lot into a world-renowned destination for the arts. Photography was commissioned in 2024 with the intention of creating a cohesive library of images for use in advertising, PR, and annual reports. Harpa features:

  • Restaurants and retail: Gnoss, one of Reykjavík’s premier dining locations as well as the flagship retail location for Icelandic homegrown brand Rammagerðin

  • Concert halls and event spaces: Over 200,000 square feet of state-of-the-art concert halls and event spaces that have played host to international conferences and world-touring bands

  • Cultural and artistic venues: Convertible space built to host galleries and local events

Photography was undertaken over three days in June of 2024. In order to deliver images with the best light, my assistant and I regularly found ourselves working hardest from 8pm until 4am, maximizing time with the most beautiful light. 50mph wind gusts and significant regulatory hurdles to fly the drone required coordination with Icelandic air traffic control and search and rescue helicopters, as the venue is located directly in the approach path of Reykjavík’s city airport.

Trinity Apartments, San Francisco

Trinity Apartments is a massive four-tower complex in the Mid-Market/SoMa area that has transformed a full city block. Photographed over multiple visits between 2018 and 2022, the project required accessing difficult-to-reach spots in downtown San Francisco including adjacent tech offices and government buildings. We used our full bag of tricks on this one including proper permits and good ‘ol Starbucks gift cards to sweet talk our way onto adjacent rooftops and offices. Whatever works, as long as it works! Trinity Place featured:

  • 1177 Market: the newest phase, featuring a Whole Foods Market on the ground floor and retail

  • 33 8th Street: Luxury units with a rooftop lounge and fitness center.

  • 1190 Mission: High-rise apartments

  • 1188 Mission: Furnished short-term rental apartments

  • Piazza Angelo: A one-acre public courtyard and art space in the center of the complex. It features Venus, a 92-foot-tall stainless steel statue that is the tallest sculpture in San Francisco.