This one is Personal

What a great project this is. It's like coming home regarding all the great entities and people involved in the creation. First of all it was built for Angel Fire Resort who I have been involved with professionally and personally since the 80's, a cool jewel of a Resort in the Northern New Mexico. It was designed by LDG Architects in Taos, New Mexico. LDG is a dynamic team who were sustainable before sustainable was main stream. One of my favorite things is that it was built by Dov Sunbow Construction. I've known Dov since he was knee high to a Bullfrog and to hear all the Bosses in the project rain down accolades on the quality of his work has made my heart soar like an Eagle. Our websites Architectural-Interior-Photographer.com and ResortHotelPhotographer.com both will have a project pages relating to this project for more information and in depth facts and details of the project. For a direct link to the project page click here. A beautiful project created by excellent people!

Sustainable Architecture

Center for Urban Waters, a possible LEED Platinum building


This was published on the Resort website as well but it holds very true for both sites and the world.

I recycle. I even did it when I lived in New Mexico and had to take it to the recycling center, five miles, uphill, both ways. It took some effort. I also remember I had single pane windows. Ouch. After this week at the Living Future conference here in Seattle I am now a believer and realize how lame my understanding was. I photographed the "What makes it Green" juried competition for the American Institute of Architects chapter here in Seattle. This was a tough jury. They asked hard questions. I was impressed with the answers they received. I'm glad they weren't asking me those questions. My loft has single pane windows but I do have very well insulating curtains. I've raised my consciousness. Attending the opening night at the "Living Futures" conference increased my awareness. While the keynote speaker James Howard Kunstler gave his doomsday speech about the environmental apocalypse that is only 36 months away. I think his job is analogous to that of the Baptist Minister, "If you don't change your sinning ways, you are going to burn in hell". His pessimism aside, his speech made me think. After attending both events I immediately edited the AIP website to recognize the efforts my clients make to be sustainable. I realize that being green isn't going to be just a good idea. As we see with areas of the public sector, not just a good idea, it's the Law! Unlike dear James Howard I am optimistic about the future. I am excited about communicating sustainability through imagery. It's now a core of the Architectural-Interior-Photographer business model. And I think it's getting better, I just have to walk across the street with my recyclables. Cheers!

First Blog

Oh La La is this a lot of work. Creating albums, galleries, keywords, SEO optimized text, client project pages, ITPC data, Drupal, Gallery, James Woods, (Thank God for James Woods), collecting interesting text, creating blogs, website design, computer time, writing copy, having Jocelyn correct my copy ( Jocelyn is a blessing) Just so you know, this is going to go BIG! Stay tuned I'll fill you in. Check out the site here