by Paul Dingman | Nov 23, 2023 | Design, Photography, retail
Financial International Center Mall Wuhan, China Design Architect: Jerde Interiors: Woods Bagot Before each assignment, I always study the architect’s briefs and renderings, and I try to speak with the design team to understand their inspiration and its...
by Paul Dingman | Oct 28, 2023 | Architecture, Design, Photography
The Citic Tower Beijing, China Architect: KPF photo © Paul Dingman 2023 “I design architectural photographs for architects.” My mission statement raises a few eyebrows. After all, I am not an architect. But by definition, the word “design” implies a deliberate,...
by Paul Dingman | Feb 1, 2023 | Architecture, Design, Mixed-use, Photography
Himalayas Centre Nanjing, China Architect: MAD Photo © Paul Dingman 2019 This image exemplifies an important aspect in my photography. After scouting a project, pre-visualizing the images, determining the best time and place to shoot, before I click the shutter, I...
by Paul Dingman | Sep 10, 2022 | Architecture, Design, Supertall
The China Resources Tower Shenzhen, China Architect: KPF Photo © Paul Dingman 2022 The most critical aspect of a successful architectural photograph is the composition. In addition to composing the elements of the photo in the scene, the composition should enhance...
by Paul Dingman | Aug 30, 2022 | Architecture, Photography
Waiting for an afternoon cloud to clear on a recent project in Shenzhen. Photo: Wen Dong I am always amazed at the contradictions in photography. How is it that sometimes you wait for hours and hours even days or weeks for the right moment to take a photograph which...
by Paul Dingman | May 3, 2020 | Architecture, Photography
Reflections at Keppel Bay Singapore Architect: Daniel Libeskind I had been working in Singapore for a week photographing the Singapore Changi International Airport, and I was tired….I had worked six 16 hour days in a row photographing all three terminals of the...
by Paul Dingman | Aug 26, 2019 | Design, Photography
Lobby of the CRL Tower Chengdu, China Photo © Paul Dingman 2019 The simplest designs often make the strongest statements. I was passing through the lobby of the new CRL Office Tower in Chengdu when I saw this scene and grabbed it with my I phone. It’s interesting how...
by Paul Dingman | Aug 30, 2016 | Architecture, Photography, Uncategorized
The Salk Institute La Jolla, CA Architect: Louis Kahn photo © Paul Dingman 2009 Every architecture student studies Louis Kahn’s Salk Institute. It is a masterpiece. The rough unfinished faceted concrete walls give it a timeless quality – like a modern day...
