An architectural photographer in downtown Charlotte, NC

Last month I was in downtown Charlotte exploring with my camera and creating architectural photography of some of the unique architecture. I did a very similar thing last year when I was exploring downtown Nashville. Being that I am officially photographing architecture all over the Southeast, I thought it would be great practice to start exploring the cities that, God willing, I will be working in someday.

I did a bit of research as to what architecture was available to me within the general downtown area and mapped out a route. Some of them I decided to skip for the time being because the lighting wasn't right, but will have those on my list should I find myself there again in the later afternoon/early evening. Also, the site I used to use to find architects of record (Emporis) is no longer in service which is absolutely heartbreaking - so I could only find details on a few of these projects.

The cliche angle. I knew I wasn't going to use this one but it felt wrong not to take it.

Here is the angle I took as an architectural image as I found it significantly more interesting.

This is the one I actually wanted. The terra cotta column and shadow detail told more of the story than the full corner ever could.

The Watermark by Perkins and Will, the exposed steel framing and bare winter branches making the building feel more structural than it probably intended.

A glass tower beside First Ward Park, the reflective surface picking up everything around it.

Not every building downtown is a showpiece, but there is something honest about the way a parking structure sits next to an office building under a flat blue sky.