Recently I attended a presentation about photography by Rick Hulbert, an award winning architect and urban designer. As a photographer, Rick has been named a laureate within the Nikonians community.  The theme of his discussion was "Photography with an Architectural Attitude".

His premise is that by appreciating architecture one becomes a better photographer. Architecture and photography draw on many of the same principles of course, such as light, space, lines, foundation, texture and edges. But something that I heard for the first time, and which really struck a chord with me, is that architecture is about a triad of organism, environment and activity. All organisms exist in an environment that is crucial to the activities they undertake.

So, whether we are photographing animals in the jungle or people in the city, it seems to me the strongest images will be those portraying the interplay between these three key elements.

Visit Rick Hulbert's website at http://www.rickhulbertphotography.com

posted by Ted Nodwell