Architectural Photography

Photography by Nathaniel McMahon. Nathaniel is an architectural photographer and ex-architect from London that has been based in Beijing since 2006. Scroll down to view his portfolio, check out his blog on architectural photography or click the below button to follow him on twitter.

 

 

 

 

 CCTV first lighting test OMA Rem Koolhaas. Shot by Architectural Photographer Nathaniel McMahon, Beijing - 2011

OMA - CCTV building

Yanai Schools Project - Hainan
Bird's Nest stadium with torist posing for photo's outside

Bird's Nest Stadium - Herzog and De meuron
Drill time at new school in Hainan, Yanai Project

Yanai project school - Hainan
west facade of China National Tennis Stadium - Architectural Photography by Nathaniel McMahon

China National Tennis Stadium - Atelier 11 Architects
View of dormitory and students performing drills in square, Yanai Project

Yanai Schools Project - Hainan

 Student looking out to incoming storm, Yanai Project

Yanai Schools Project - Hainan
Parklex Qingdao

Parklex timber cladding, Qingdao
Bayham Abbey restoration works

Restoration works - Bayham Abbey, Kent
Interior shot of Tianjin eco development zone vantone showcase building.

Parklex - Vantone building, Tianjin Economic Development Zone
Construction site of Soho gallaxy, Beijing.

Soho Gallaxy construction site

Internal shot of gallaxy soho. Architecture by Zara Hadid

Zaha Hadid - Soho Gallaxy
Soho gallaxy beijing, corridor.

Zaha Hadid - Soho Gallaxy

 Sunset on an exterior stairwell

DNA - Songzhuang artists village

Parklex timber cladding - Vantone - Tianjin
Dinning room Bayham Abbey

Bayham Abbey dinning room - Kent
Shin Kong Place Luxury shopping mall.

Channel - Shin Kong Place Mall
Wide angle shot taken with a technical viewcamera showing the many levels of the Joy shopping mall, Beijing.

Joy City - Beijing

 Another empty high tech shopping mall in the center of Beijing.

Zhongguancun Plaza - Beijing

Parklex timber cladding, Qingdao
Beijings new architecure, an empty mall.

The Glory Mall - Beijing
Dubai international airport carpark

Dubai International Airport Car Park
Beijing Zoo alligator pond

Beijing Zoo - Amphibious section
A photograph of molten steel being poured in a foundry

Bosch Steel Casting Plant - Dalian, China

 Architectural detail of overlooking window. The image has quite a sinister look.

DNA - Songzhuang artists village
An unusual axample of architectural photography. Unprecendented photographer access into Beijings darkest prisons. Beijing zoo'z Tiger enclosure.

Undisclosed Location - China

 

Landscape / Environment

Works on themes that are of a personal interest to me. Generally revolve around issues of dis-location, society and change.

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 Burial mound by the side of the road
Near Landscape photographer Nathaniel McMahon's home. A kent countryside pastoral scene
kids and models wallowing in beijing's 798 art district
dumping ground in forest by car park
Landscape photography. A burial mount in beijing by side of road
accordian player in the shade of a tree
beijing ourskirt village
basketball player posters hanging on a bedroom wall in a mostly demolished house in Beijing
forest clearing, man with chainsaw
A clear blue sky and a complex system of overhead cables infront of a boarded up window using a poster of a waterfall. DongBa village on the outskirts of Beijing.
Worker pouring molten metal into mould in factory
Worker in CHina at polluted dusty factory

Portraits / People

 Portrait photorapher Nathaniel McMahon documenting an English fairground businessman in China.
Portrait of a driver relaxing between jobs in the new Soho Sanlitun shopping development.
Xu Bing writing new work

Artist Xu Bing - Goethe-Institut

 portrait of beijing dog and girl

 
honk kong chungking mansions diy retailer portrait
Portrait photograph of a young spoilt looking girl in shopping cart at supermarket
Portrait photography from a series of pictures taken in one of Beijing's wet markets. This shot is of a woman selling fish. Portrait of a market trader in one of Beijing's wet markets.
Migrant workers on bridge in wangjing. A new town in Beijing
migrant toddler on building site Portrait photograph of a migrant todler with father pointing into the distance

Art Reproduction Photography

Specialised photography in the reproduction of artworks ranging from oil paintings to hotel installations. Art reproduction of works in situ at galleries, public spaces, hotels interiors or in a studio environment.

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Interior architecture shot of Jihye Song's painting instalation in Mulpa space 798, Beijing.

JiHye Song
Tony Scott Spectacles - China art projects

Tony Scott - China Art Projects

 Tony Scott foot pressure pump - China art projects

Tony Scott - China Art Projects
Photography of a scultpure by artist Song Feel. A paper Empire State building.

Song Feel

 architctural detail of a model of the Empire State bulding

Song Feel

Contemporary Chinese artist Lin Guocheng oil painting

Lin Guocheng - Ku Art centre

 
Martin Wehmer - Sung Yung Kong

Martin Wehmer

All images © Nathaniel McMahon