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Nashville Architectural Photographer

Music City, Tenn.

Most of my architectural photography work takes place in Nashville. I've spent over a decade photographing the building boom and have been involved in amazing architectural projects from new hotels, restaurants, and office towers downtown to the industrial conversions in Germantown and Neuhoff.

Hotel & Hospitality ★ Multifamily ★ Architectural ★ Twilight ★ Exteriors ★ Commercial

Locations ★ Birmingham ★ Chattanooga ★ Huntsville ★ Nashville

Hooky, Nashville Yards - Interior of a contemporary bowling facility featuring purple and magenta neon lighting, multiple lanes with scoring screens, red bowling balls, and a lounge area with dark seating.

Mixed-use commercial and residential buildings with outdoor plaza, green space, and stadium in background at sunset

Open-concept kitchen with curved wooden service counter, red suspended ceiling, pendant lighting, and seating area with guests and staff interacting.

Covered terrace with concrete planter beds, steel columns, and floor-to-ceiling windows framing contemporary architecture beyond

Gaylord Opryland - Modern hotel restaurant with dining tables and chairs beneath a large glass ceiling and steel framework, with a multi-story white building and tropical plants visible

Gaylord Opryland in Nashville - Interior architecture and room photographer by Marriott. Hospitality.

445 Park Commons - GEODIS - Spacious hotel lobby with tan leather seating, brass branch-style pendant lights, cork accent wall, white ceiling, and guests gathered in conversation areas.

Taylor Place - Hamilton and Hume House - Architectural Photography in Nashville by Seth Parker - Residential

Olive at Peabody Union - Nashville Architectural Photographer - Hotel Apartment Condo Imagery

Philippe Chow - Nashville - Fine dining room with white-draped tables, sculptural brass columns, ornate crystal chandelier, and warm ambient lighting throughout the elegant space

Residential Architectural Photography Exterior Nashville and Franklin and Cool Springs - Tennessee - J Taylor Designs

Luxury bedroom with brown upholstered headboard, white bedding, and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a downtown skyline, river, and bridge

Grand Hyatt Downtown on Broadway in Nashville - Hospitality Architectural Photographer

Illuminated backyard patio with outdoor fireplace, seating areas, gazebo structure, and residential homes visible beyond manicured landscaping at twilight.

Residential courtyard with L-shaped cream seating, fire pits, wooden pergola, brick building, pool, and dog resting on pavers

Philippe Chow - Nashville - Elegant restaurant interior with burgundy banquettes, white table linens, brass fixtures, dark ceiling, and contemporary pendant lights

The Grand Hyatt Lobby - Downtown Nashville - Hospitality Photography

Loews Vanderbilt - Bright hotel room featuring a king bed with white linens, wood dresser with flat-screen TV, work desk, and floor-to-ceiling windows with gray curtains overlooking a cityscape.

The Place at 5th and Broadway - Multifamily Apartment Photography

445 Park Commons - GEODIS - Two people seated on a cream sectional sofa in a bright living room with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking a cityscape, featuring a black coffee table and potted plant

445 Park Commons - GEODIS - Rooftop terrace with gray modular seating, ornamental grasses, and metal railing overlooking a distant cityscape under cloudy skies

2019 NFL Draft Photographer in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Neuhoff District in Nashville, Tennessee, Photographer - Architecture

Tuck Hinton Architects Conference area interior design, Nashville, Tennessee

Loews Vanderbilt hotel photographer in Nashville TN, hotel photography

The Emory - Nashville Yards - Architectural Photographer and Photos for Clark Construction

Loews Vanderbilt - Contemporary hotel bedroom with a bed, curved wood-framed mirror, blue banquette seating with tan cushions, round side table, and brass task lighting.

445 Park Commons - GEODIS - Spacious hotel lobby with brown leather sofas, white marble tables, geometric brass branch chandeliers, large windows overlooking outdoor patio, and blue accent furnishings throughout

Tennessee Titans House Fan Experience Center, Nashville, TN, Lobby

Philippe Chow - Nashville - Four women seated at a round table with white tablecloth in a contemporary dining space with curved burgundy banquettes, gold-trimmed walls, pendant lighting, and patterned orange carpet

Open-concept kitchen with stainless steel appliances and black island, expansive windows overlooking cityscape at dusk with pendant lighting above counter.

Residential Architectural Photography Exterior Nashville and Franklin and Cool Springs - Tennessee - J Taylor Designs. 2

Philippe Chow - Nashville - Marble bathroom with large arched mirror, white sink, brass fixtures, patterned gold wallpaper, and ambient lighting

Exterior Architecture view of Ole Red on Broadway in Downtown Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee Titans House Fan Experience Center, Nashville, TN, Reception

Loews Vanderbilt - Hotel room interior featuring a wall-mounted TV on a dark wood panel, light wood dresser with marble countertop, desk with chair by window, and framed artwork on the wall

JW Marriott Nashville, Tennessee Twilight Photo - Architecture Photographer

Tennessee Titans House Fan Experience Center, Nashville, TN, Suite

Olive at Peabody - Elegant hospitality lounge with curved charcoal seating, sculptural ceiling details, globe pendant lights, and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking illuminated city skyline at night

Gaylord Opryland - A sprawling indoor atrium with ornate glass and steel ceiling features colonial-style buildings, lush landscaping, warm lighting, and a water feature at dusk.

Olive at Peabody - Tall glass and metal residential tower rises behind a brick courtyard with seating areas, lamp posts, and green umbrellas on a sunny day

445 Park Commons - GEODIS - Rooftop terrace with contemporary lounge seating, pergola, and panoramic cityscape at golden hour

Philippe Chow - Nashville - Four women in elegant evening wear sit at a cocktail table in front of an illuminated back bar with bottles and glassware, dark wood paneling, and brass accents.

Smith Gee Studio - Interior and Urban Design and Architecture - Office Photographer in Nashville

the grand hyatt presidential suite downtown nashville tennessee

Olive at Peabody Union - Nashville Architectural Photographer - Hotel Apartment Condo

Open-concept interior with light gray modular sofas, wood coffee table, and person reading on sofa with dog. Kitchen bar with turquoise tile backsplash and pendant lights visible in background. Black-framed glass doors and planted areas throughout.

The Place at 5th & Broadway - Multifamily photos

Philippe Chow - Nashville - Dark wood bar with illuminated shelving displaying spirits, green upholstered bar stools, neon accents, and decorative wooden architectural details.

Olive at Peabody - Contemporary rooftop terrace with concrete columns, illuminated tree, planter beds, and floor-to-ceiling glass overlooking a downtown skyline at dusk

Contemporary hotel lobby featuring two wooden reception desks flanking a central black desk, with a perforated copper screen wall, pendant lights, and bright natural light streaming through large windows

Gaylord Opryland Lights at Christmas - Architectural and Hospitality Photographer

The Emory - Nashville, TN - Architecture Photography

Tag Heuer - Nashville Commercial Photography, Architecture and Interior

Olive at Peabody - Illuminated courtyard between tall residential buildings at twilight, with string lights overhead, wooden seating, and landscaping in the center

Philippe Chow - Nashville - A symmetrical restaurant lobby features a marble reception desk with brass details, ornate ceiling with curved beams and a floral chandelier, rich brown walls with gold accents, and decorative sconces flanking an artistic floor pattern.

Buildings
Photographed

on the marquee

The Neuhoff District ★ Music City Center ★ Tennessee State Museum

The Emory at Nashville Yards ★ Grand Hyatt on Broadway ★ Titans House ★ JW Marriott

Taylor Place ★ The Werthan Warehouse ★ Hamilton & Hume House ★ The Twelve Thirty Club ★ Ole Red ★ Woolworth on 5th ★ 222 Second Avenue South

Loews Vanderbilt ★ Olive at Peabody Union ★ 445 Park Commons ★ Philippe Chow ★ The Place at 5th & Broadway ★ Hooky at Nashville Yards ★ Gaylord Opryland ★ Kimpton Aertson ★ Pushing Daisies ★ Monday Night Brewing ★ Tuck-Hinton Architects

Common Questions

how it works when you’re not here

Who lets you onto the site?: Whoever holds it. On anything still under a hard hat, the general contractor or the site superintendent. The architect, when the design firm is coordinating. The owner or property manager on a finished building. And often I just arrange it myself. You shouldn’t have to broker access to a building in a city you’re not in.
Do you scout before the shoot?: It depends on the size of the project. A large or complicated one gets a real scouting visit: I walk the building and watch the light before anyone commits to a date. A straightforward one I work out ahead of time and then arrive early. I’ll tell you which I think yours needs.
Do you fly a drone, and who handles the airspace?: I hold an FAA Part 107 certificate and I fly the aircraft myself. Much of Nashville sits under controlled airspace, so a downtown flight usually needs authorization. I handle it.
Who pulls the permits?: I do, as far as I possibly can. How involved it gets depends on the shoot, but the default is that I take care of it rather than handing you a list of things to chase. Anything inside the fence goes through whoever controls the site.
Can we enter the photographs in awards?: Yes. Award and competition submissions are already covered by the license I issue. AIA, ULI, NAIOP, USGBC and the rest. You don’t have to come back and ask, and there’s nothing extra to buy.
How do we direct a shoot we cannot attend?: The default is a shot list agreed before I go, and you review the gallery after. But I’ll work whatever way makes you comfortable: streaming live from the site, proofs sent as I work, a call while I’m standing in the room. Those need more prep and planning, so say so early. Or brief me once and leave the interpretation to me. Plenty of firms do.
Are you insured?: Yes. A multi-million-dollar liability policy. I can issue a certificate naming the general contractor or the owner as additional insured before I arrive, which is usually the first thing a site asks for.
When do the files arrive?: Ten business days. Sometimes faster. Never longer. Rush options are sometimes available. Ask when you book.

Design Awards

what the buildings won

Several of those buildings took awards from AIA Tennessee, AIA Middle Tennessee, ULI, NAIOP, USGBC and the Metro Historical Commission. The award went to the building. I photographed it, often for the submission itself.

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Nashville Architectural Photographer

BuildingsPhotographed

Common Questions

Design Awards

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Buildings
Photographed