Engaging With the Unusual: Why Some Buildings Demand to Be Photographed

There are buildings that demand to be photographed.

I see them, and something deep inside stirs. The angles don’t make sense. The light plays tricks. The structure seems to be built not with steel and stone but with imagination and a touch of rebellion.

The Ray and Maria Stata Center—Frank Gehry’s architectural puzzle at MIT—is one of those buildings.

I didn’t see a building,. I saw movement. The walls tilt and fold as if the building were mid-step, caught between standing still and reshaping itself. The way the materials collide—metal, brick, glass—feels both chaotic and masterfully orchestrated.

I had to photograph it.

This wasn’t an assignment. No client had requested it. But that didn’t matter. Some things simply demand to be shared.

That’s what drives my photography. Whether I’m capturing the warmth of a workplace, the transformation of a renovation, or a moment of human connection, the goal is the same: to reveal something remarkable. To take what might be overlooked and make it undeniable.

Architecture like Gehry’s reminds me why I do this. It’s a challenge, an invitation, a call to see differently. And when I find something like that, I can’t help but engage with it and share my thoughts.

Maybe that’s why I love working with architects—because they, too, shape the world in ways that change how we see.

So here’s to the strange, the beautiful, the unexpected. And to sharing it, one photograph at a time.