Exploring the “whys” and “hows” of capturing ultra-high resolution interior and exterior hero shots for the luxury hotel and hospitality industry – with the amazing team at InterContinental Dubai Marina.
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A Different Perspective – Luxury Hotel Photography at Shangri-La Dubai
Capturing the essence of luxury found at Shangri-La Dubai, as it showcases its own iconic features and brand heritage from the heart of this ever-growing city in the sand.
LondonHouse Chicago – A Blockbuster View of the Windy Cityscape
Exploring the inspiration to Paul’s “Blockbuster” Capture One Style, captured during a visit to one of Chicago’s incredible rooftops to capture the city lights below.
The Phase One XT 70mm Tilt Lens – Dubai Cityscapes tethered to Apple’s M3 Max
We set out into the desert landscape and dynamic cityscape of Dubai to test the new XT Rodenstock 70mm f/5.6 Tilt lens while tethered to Apple’s latest MacBook Pro M3 Max. An Evoku film, for Phase One.
Address Grand Creek Harbour – Photographing Emaar’s Luxury 5-Star Dubai Tower
Capturing Emaar’s first 5-star luxury hotel in Dubai Creek Harbour – the Address Grand – from a golden sunset through to the light trails of blue hour with incredible detail on a super-wide lens.
San Francisco, It’s Been A While – How Are You Doing…?
I’ve always felt like like cities should be seen from up high, and San Francisco is no exception. Above all the noise, above all that chaos – just sat up there on a rooftop, watching the world move along minute by minute as the sun fades to night.
Vice – Miami Nights & Rooftop Sights in Ultra-High Resolution
“I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of sitting on a rooftop, watching the world and time pass by beneath my feet.” – Capturing Miami’s cityscapes and skylines from above.
Luxury Photographic Expeditions – Bespoke Photography Workshops, Designed Around You
Our luxury photographic expeditions and workshops are bespoke, private, adventures where you’ll be guided on a unique photography experience to capture moments that last a lifetime.
Into The Blue City – Morocco’s Chefchaouen & Fes, Travels with my iPhone (Part 1)
Exploring Chefchaouen’s “Blue City” medina along with the souks and tanneries of Fes – as Paul travels with his iPhone through the incredible sights of Morocco.
Shooting The City – Paul’s Top Tips For Great Urban & Cityscape Photography
Learn how to get the best cityscape images with Paul’s tips on capturing the energy, excitement and movement of these incredible places around the world.
New Beginnings – Unlocking The City of London with Frame Averaging
Capturing the views across London as the city came alive once more following months of lockdown – Cityscape Frame Averaging on the Phase One IQ4 Camera System.
San Francisco – The City, The Bay and The Golden Gate Bridge
Photographing the iconic views of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, downtown cityscape skyline and Bay Bridge as the city’s skyscrapers light up the night
Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney – South East Australia’s Cities & Beyond
Beyond the “default” of Sydney as a primary destination, Paul explores the photographic opportunities in Melbourne, Brisbane, the Great Ocean Road and more.
Shoot for the Moon – Capturing the 2018 Lunar Eclipse
While eclipses of all sorts happen throughout each year – from “blood moons” to annular solar eclipses, total eclipses and every partial one in between, this year’s lunar eclipse promised something special: the longest lunar eclipse in the 21st century. So the call from Rollei came – could I come across and be involved in their live shoot on Instagram, capturing the spectacle from Hamburg? Well, why not…? With a few days’ preparation beforehand and […]
The Boston Rooftops – Beantown in Trichromatic Detail
So here we are again, stood on top of an historic building, looking out over the city of Boston just after sunset. What a view, and what a night. It wasn’t the night I’d been planning, to be fair – this was supposed to be a really quick trip to capture the snow that had fallen over Cape Cod – checking out Race Point Lighthouse for the first time and seeing how some new equipment […]
Electric Dreams : Dubai Revisited
Stepping out onto the scorching hot ground of the Red Sand Desert, I was reminded (rather cheerily) by our guide of the one thing I should be grateful for in this midday sun : “at least it’s not last month, it was at least 10 degrees C hotter!”. It was quite a contrast to where I’d been sat just hours before, being looked after in BA’s Concorde Room at London Heathrow – getting pampered (in […]
Chicago from the rooftops : Carbide, Carbon and a little Hard Rock
Chicago. “The Windy City” – home to some of the finest architecture, food and (now!) baseball teams in the USA. Stood on the rooftop of the Carbide and Carbon Building, now the home of Chicago’s Hard Rock Hotel, it’s easy to see why people are so fascinated with this city – looking out across the skyscrapers, neighbourhoods and river as it weaves its way through the juxtaposition of historic stone buildings and sleek modern towers. And what […]
Thinking outside of the Box : Kuala Lumpur from Above
(Don’t) Look down! At around 1,000ft above the ground, Menara Kuala Lumpur (or the “KL Tower” as it’s also known) isn’t a record-breaker by any means, but hey – it’s still the highest place you can get to across the city. My usual plan when shooting nightscapes tends to specifically exclude photography from the iconic towers for one simple reason : that icon can’t be in the shot if you’re stood on it to take the photo! This […]
A Special Moment – Shooting from the Grand Hyatt Shanghai, Jin Mao Tower
Of course, witnessing that sunset was a special moment in itself – but being up here on the rooftop of the Jin Mao Tower, the home of the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Shanghai, was especially significant for me. Soon, I would be leaving Shanghai – a place I’ve called home for 3 years now – and this was a return to the very first building I’d ever visited in Asia. Stood up on the roof with my […]
Burj Khalifa – The Jewel in the Crown of Dubai, City of Gold
It doesn’t matter how many rooftops I’ve photographed from, whenever I’m in a new city I always get that “wow” moment when I look across the skyline for the first time – and this was no exception. From the top of a building (which was, in fairness, extremely tall in its own right!), I set up on the ledge and started clicking. Sadly, jpeg compression doesn’t do this image enough justice on-screen, but the tones of the sky and detail in […]
Back Down-Under : Sydney Cityscapes Revisited
I’m rapidly becoming a huge fan of Sydney. This was the first place I ever visited in Australia, and while there are obviously many more beautiful places across the country to see, Sydney will always be the place that impressed me first. My visit earlier in 2014 gave me the chance to shoot some unique (lucky!) images of the Opera House at sunrise as well as overnight during Chinese New Year – but this time, my trip […]
Happy New Year 2015 and NYE 2014 from Sydney!
What an amazing view – and what a privilege to be able to photograph it during a one-off event at such a special hotel location. I’ve always been a fan of the Shangri-La in Sydney, the views from the Horizon Club floor and Altitude/Blu Bar at the top of the hotel are simply the best panoramas you can get of the harbour. But this was an unexpected (and very gratefully received) honour to be allowed up onto the […]
Screaming from the rooftops – Shanghai at night
Shanghai really is a city that needs to be seen from above to be appreciated. The problem is that getting up there in the more traditional way (in a helicopter) simply isn’t possible – so there is a growing movement of photographers who (ahem) “access” rooftops with key vantage points across the city. It’s not a risk-free process by any means, but when you get up there and can look down at the pace of things […]