A Window in Marrakech

Marty CohenArchitecture, Morocco10 Comments

There were many beautiful windows and door throughout Morocco. They were great subjects for images. Here is one of them from Marrakech. (To see the most detail in this image, click on it to enlarge it!)  

Kasbah in the Dadès Valley Morocco

Marty CohenArchitecture, Morocco9 Comments

  Here is another image I re-discovered as I worked on creating my Morocco Photo Book. We left Tineghir early in the morning on our bus to travel to the spectacular Dadès Valley. Berbers built many kasbahs (casbahs) within the valley for defensive purposes. It was a place for the local leader to live and a defense when a city was under … Read More

Before and After

Marty CohenArchitecture, B+W18 Comments

I got some very nice comments about the black & white architectural photos I posted recently of the steel construction at a friend’s house in Carmel. My goal in those images was to give the viewer a strong sense of the steel construction being used. I used Photoshop to remove distractions like utility wires and the outhouse. The image below has a before … Read More

Art in Construction Part 1

Marty CohenArchitecture, B+W, California, Carmel, U.S.7 Comments

I am increasingly working with architectural photography. Most of the work I’ve done has been homes that were either recently built or remodeled. I enjoy this type of photography because it’s challenging and fun to see the art in architecture, sometimes obvious and sometimes more discreet. I’ve been commissioned to photograph the steel work construction of a house being built on a lot in … Read More