Ezra Stoller (Photographer)
Introduction
Architectural photography is responsible for capturing and describing buildings, constructions such as bridges, etc. and other spaces created by man. The union between photography and architecture is as old as the history of photography in its first concept. The first photograph was taken in 1826 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, in which the group of buildings is already shown from the window of a farm. In Spain, the first architectural image was made by Ramón Alabern in 1839, photographing the Pla de Palau in Barcelona. At an urban level, it can describe a city or the relationship of a building or development with its environment. It is also used in interior design, documenting the relationship between furniture, color, texture, rhythm and lighting with the space proposed by the architect or designer.[1].
Architectural photography tries to visualize the space contained between walls, find the substance of the void and its relationship with what delimits it. In the case of a building, try to place it in the context of the city, how it dialogues with the environment, whether it blends in, is understood or is noticeable.
The specialty of architectural photography is useful for documenting architects' built projects, publishing them in specialized books and magazines, or updating their portfolio. It is also useful for construction companies, urban planners and real estate developers. Among the equipment of a professional architectural photographer, a tilt-shift lens should not be missing, which allows an analog distortion of the image, which guarantees the verticality of the walls and facades of the buildings.[2].
Etymology
The word photography comes from ancient Greek and is composed of 2 elements: photo- from the word φῶς (phos, photos: light, of light), from this root the words photosynthesis, photographer, photogenic or photocopy among other words derive; On the other hand, the root -graph is made up of the Greek verb γράφω (graphein, which means to write or record), from this root arise the words hierograph, calligraphy or polygraph, the verb is also associated with the Indo-European root gerbh- of the word gramma, which means Spanish letter and from this term we find new words such as grammar, anagram, schedule... etc. It is also worth mentioning that the root -graphy is composed of the suffix -ía, which indicates quality and form, has resulted in words such as calligraphy, geology, pathology...etc[3].