Architectural Photography
For more than two decades I have photographed architecture with a disciplined and attentive eye. I am instinctively drawn to proportion, rhythm and the way light reveals form. My approach is calm and methodical — observing how a building sits in its environment, how it breathes throughout the day, and how it can be translated into a composed, lasting image.
The Lourve, Abu Dhabi / Jean Nouvel
The Tide, Greenwich / Diller Scofidio + Renfro
East Bank Stratford
Homerton College Dining Hall / Fielden
King's College, Cambridge / Allies & Morrison
Kolumba / Peter Zumthor
Housing, Eddington, Cambridge / Alison Brooks
Wellcome Trust / Hopkins Architects
Homerton College Dining Hall / Fielden Fowles
Mill Hide / Tim Poulson
Balancing Barn / MVRDV
Whitehall, London
Al Bahar Towers / Aedas
UCL East Marshgate / Stanton Williams
UCL East Marshgate / Stanton Williams
UAL Stratford / Allies & Morrison
East Bank Stratford
Westbourne Park Baptist Church / Allies & Morrison
House in Oxfordshire / Michaelis Boyd
House in Goleen / Niall Mclaughlin
View of Westminster / Personal
Tring School / Burrell Foley Fischer
Chur Fine Arts Museum / Estudio Barozzi Veiga
The Shard / Renzo Piano
House in Oxfordshire / Michaelis Boyd
Northwestern University in Qatar / Antonie Predock
Mill Hide / Tim Poulson
Cranleigh School / Allies & Morrison
Cranleigh School / Allies & Morrison
Cranleigh School / Allies & Morrison
Santa Domenica - Switzerland / MS-DA
Chelsea Harbour / Farrells
House in Putney / Eldridge London
Serpentine Pavilion 2024 / Minsuk Cho
Muswell Hill / Lawson Ward
Sainsbury Centre / Foster & Partners
Rubicon / Alison Brooks Architects
Garsington Opera Pavilion / Robin Snell
Sir Michael Uren Building / Allies & Morrison
Canary Wharf Development Company
Hylo, London / HCL Architects
Unité d'habitation / Le Corbusier
Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center / Zaha Hadid
The Shard with Millennium Bridge
The Marshall Building, LSE / Grafton Architects
Housing in Hackney / dRMM
London Design District / Mole Architects
Pont Jacques Chaban Delmas Bridge, Bordeaux
Lingotto Hotel, Turin / Renzo Piano
Doha Tower / Jean Nouvel
Exchange House / SOM
Swiss Re Headquarters, Zurich / Diener & Diener Architekten
The Lourve Abu Dhabi / Jean Nouvel
RUSI Whitehall Dome / Interface Facade Engineering
The Louvre Abu Dhabi / Jean Nouvel
The Lourve Abu Dhabi / Jean Nouvel
Rambert / Allies & Morrison
Mill Hide / Tim Poulson
Balliol College / Niall McLaughlin
Rambert / Allies & Morrison
St Mary's School Stem Lab / Neubau
Al Bahar Towers / Aedas
House in Surrey / Johnson Naylor
Turner Contemporary / David Chipperfield & Partners
The Tide, Greenwich / Diller Scofidio + Renfro
Shanghai / Personal
Garsington Opera Pavilion / Robin Snell Associates
Garsington Opera Pavilion / Robin Snell
Lisson Gallery / Tony Fretton
Unité d'habitation / Le Corbusier
Unité d'habitation / Le Corbusier
Design Museum / Allies & Morrison
NYC / Personal
House in Oxfordshire / Michaelis Boyd
Denmark / Personal
House in Goleen / Niall Mclaughlin
4 Kingdom Street / Allies & Morrison
Lloyds of London / Rogers Strik Harbour
Hearst Headquarters, NYC / Foster & Partners
Serpentine Pavilion / Sou Fujimoto
House in Goleen / Niall Mclaughlin
Mill Hide / Tim Poulson
Cincinnati Contemporary Arts Center / Zaha Hadid
Alpine House, Kew / Wilkinson Eyre
Storey's Field Centre, Cambridge / MUMA LLP
Homerton College Dining Hall / Fielden Fowles
American Airforce Museum / Foster & Partners
American Airforce Museum / Foster & Partners
American Airforce Museum / Foster & Partners
American Airforce Museum / Foster & Partners
The Gerkin / Foster & Partners
The Gerkin / Foster & Partners
The Gerkin / Foster & Partners
The Gerkin / Foster & Partners
The Gerkin Reception / Foster & Partners
The Gerkin / Foster & Partners
Newfoundland, London / HCL Architects
Rijnstraat 8, Den Haag / OMA
Schlumberger Cambridge Research Centre / Hopkins Architects
100 Bishopsgate / Allies & Morrison
Chicago / Tishman Speyer
Turner Contemporary / David Chipperfield & Partners
Lourve Abu Dhabi / Jean Nouvel
Lourve Abu Dhabi / Jean Nouvel
Turner Contemporary / David Chipperfield & Partners
Turner Contemporary / David Chipperfield & Partners
Qatar National Museum / Jean Nouvel
Battersea Power Station
Chicago / Personal
Canary Wharf / Canary Wharf Property Group
Oslo Opera House / Snohetta
Oslo Opera House / Snohetta
Canary Wharf
Lingotto Hotel, Turin / Renzo Piano
Lancaster University / John McAlsan + Partners
Goetz Collection, Munich / Herzog & de Meuron
House in Coombe Park / Eldridge London
Serpentine Pavilion / Selgascano
RUSI Whitehall Dome / Interface Facade Engineering
RUSI Whitehall Dome / Interface Facade Engineering
Lloyds of London / RHSP
Lloyds of London / RHSP
Tour Agbar / Jean Nouvel
Chicago / Tishman Speyer
Studio / Allies & Morrison
Serpentine Pavilion / Frank Gehry
Qatar National Library / OMA
Qatar National Library / OMA
National Library of Qatar / Jean Nouvel
Museum of Islamic Art / IM Pei
Serpentine Pavilion / Toyo Ito
R7 King's Cross / Morris & Company
Museum of Islamic Art / IM Pei
Chicago / Tishman Speyer
Iceberg Swimming Club, Sydney
Serpentine Pavilion / Oscar Niemeyer
Rijks Museum / Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos & Jean-Michel Wilmotte
Rijks Museum / Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos & Jean-Michel Wilmotte
Rijks Museum / Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos & Jean-Michel Wilmotte
Serpentine Pavilion 2022 Black Chapel / Theaster Gates
Ordrupgaard Museum Extension / Zaha Hadid
Ordrupgaard Museum Extension / Zaha Hadid
New York City Library Extension / Mecanoo
Shanghai, China / Personal
Stairs, Southwark Studio / Allies & Morrison
100 Bishopsgate / Allies & Morrison
Sainsbury Centre / Foster & Partners
Serpentine Pavilion 2017 / Diébédo Francis Kéré
Wellcome Trust / Hopkins Architects
Derwent London / Piercy & Co
Farnborough / Allies & Morrison
Bloomberg / Foster & Partners
City of Arts & Sciences / Santiago Calatrava
Bishop Edward King Chapel / Niall McLaughlin Architects
Laban / Herzog de Meuron
Town House, Kingston University / Grafton Architects
House in Twickenham / London Garden Design & Kalli Architecture
Serpentine Pavilion 2009 / Sanaa
Schlumberger Cambridge Research Centre / Hopkins Architects
Ski Jump Innsbruck / Zaha Hadid
Paddington Office / RSHP
305 56 Leonard Street New York / Herzog & de Meuron
BMW Welt / Coop Himmelb(l)au
Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2011 / Peter Zumthor
Cite de Vin, Bordeaux
Education City Qatar
Gasholders, King's Cross / Wilkinson Eyre
City of Arts & Sciences / Santiago Calatrava
Girton College, Cambridge / Allies & Morrison
London Eye / Marks Barfield
Architectural Photography Services
Nick Guttridge works with eminent architects and developers to create lighting-led imagery that enhances composition, materiality and spatial intent.
Commissioned imagery is often used for RIBA award entries and as hero imagery for international marketing campaigns.
Architectural photography is the art of translating three-dimensional design into compelling two-dimensional form.
Using a range of cameras including Leica with shift lenses + a medium format Arca Swiss F Metric camera system, Nick controls perspective with precision — applying rise, fall and shift movements to maintain structural integrity and sculptural clarity.
Each commission is approached as a staged composition: balancing geometry, light, colour and human presence to create images suitable for publication, award submissions and long-term portfolio use.
My Approach to Light & Composition
Light is the foundation of my architectural photography.
I am acutely aware of colour, proportion, texture and spatial rhythm within a frame. Architecture is not simply documented — it is interpreted through the careful balance of form and light. I often use shadow and silhouette to draw the eye deeper into the composition, allowing space to unfold gradually rather than revealing everything at once.
My background in Product Design at Central Saint Martins — influenced by Bauhaus principles — trained me to recognise the relationships between structure, material and geometry. The interaction of line, mass and negative space still informs how I compose. Each frame is considered as a constructed image: a balance of collision and harmony between materials, light direction and architectural intent
Lighting has become a defining element of my practice. Rather than overpowering a space, I shape and extend existing natural light to maintain tonal consistency and architectural clarity. When required, I introduce carefully controlled artificial light to replicate the quality and direction of daylight, enhancing texture and depth while preserving authenticity.
Camera placement is equally critical. Positioning in relation to light determines how surfaces resolve — whether stone, timber, plaster or glass. I seek clarity without flattening, contrast without harshness, and atmosphere without distortion.
The aim is always the same: to create architectural images that feel composed yet natural, technically precise yet quietly immersive.