High Country’s Industrial Photography – Man-Made Beauty
David Payne ’49CC, ’54GSAS began studying architecture at Columbia and it ignited an enthusiasm to document industrial spaces. Now traveling around documenting everything from Steinway pianos to high-voltage electric substations he sees a bright future for manufacturing he believes lies ahead.
Industrial Photography
High Country Photography can create images that showcase the industrial side of your business in ways that will keep audiences coming back for more. Our experts understand that people’s brains process images within 13 milliseconds; therefore, it is critical that images grab viewer’s attention as quickly as possible.
June T Sanders is an artist and HCN Visual Arts Editor Bear Guerra recently spoke with her about her latest photo essay capturing intimate portraits of queer people living in rural Wyoming’s southeast corner. June shared her approach to photography as well as how her environment has impacted her work.
Industrial Landscapes
Man-made landscapes, whether former city trash dumps or industrial dams, can be both stunning and captivatingly diverse. Representing decades of practices, technologies, and social relationships, they give an intriguing peek into our complex world.
Edward Burtynsky’s photographs explore our human impact on Earth from various aspects. From electrical grids and natural gas processing plants, to nuclear waste sites – his pictures continue to spark conversation about our impactful impactful. Although his projects span decades, their photographs still spark curiosity about human impact on nature.
HCN visuals editor Bear Guerra recently spoke with June T Sanders, the photographer responsible for documenting Wyoming’s rural queer community through photo essays published earlier this year. We asked Sanders about her approach to the project as well as the ways her background as a trans woman impacts her work as she captures intimate portraits and landscapes in Wyoming.
Industrial Architecture
Though many think of industrial sites as dull parts of urban landscapes, modern factory buildings often incorporate aesthetic features to complement their surrounding natural environment. For instance, Pratic Spa (a company that manufactures solar shading systems), designed their new headquarters to be “contemporary, challenging, and cool”. As a result, their industrial building blends in beautifully with its surroundings while creating an area for production which is both functional and visually appealing.
Similar to its design in Guilin, China, Vestre’s Integral Eco-Industrial Campus uses modern materials to present itself as an eco-friendly industrial campus that celebrates both its manufacturing history and environment – featuring sustainable wood construction suited to its forest setting.
At the height of the Industrial Revolution, art and industrial design created a shift in perception of industry. Works such as Peter Behrens’ 1908 turbine assembly hall in Berlin and Walter Gropius’ 1903 Teddy Bear Factory in Alfeld illustrate this transition; these buildings feature walls without corner pillars to clearly display their load-bearing structure.
Historic industrial structures are integral components of our nation’s heritage and increasingly appreciated for their environmental and economic significance. Their significance was so great in Britain that the impact of the industrial revolution has been immortalized on UNESCO’s World Heritage List; as evidenced by tourism-oriented attractions in industrial landscapes as tourist spots or preservation efforts within local development programs – hence including many sites associated with it in this selection guide for scheduling selection purposes.