Design Excellence Awards Brings out Fantastic Interior Photography

Great Interiors, Great Interior Photography!
Just got the July issue of KC Magazine, in which they feature the winners of this years Design Excellence Awards. Portfolio Kitchen & Home, led by Geri Higgins, came away with 7 honors including the Edwin Tanner Award. Congratulations to Geri and her entire talented team at Portfolio! I have had the privilege to shoot for Portfolio Kitchen & Home for the last two years of the Design Excellence Awards and I can tell you that they do excellent work! Geri and her team are first class and very creative, which I really appreciate!

Finding Your Work in Print
Its always fun to see your work being published as well, so I couldn’t help but get excited when the July issue of KC Magazine was released with this years winners. Sure I like seeing my own work in print, who doesn’t? But what I really enjoy is seeing all the other entries and who the other photographers were. After perusing the issue for a few minutes, my attention was captured by some fantastic images by Peter Vitale. Peter works out of New Mexico, and was brought in for this particular project by the architect. The image featured struck me from the shear magnitude of the interior space and colors. That is no easy feat to capture such an immense space, but Peter pulled this off very well and looks like this image could come straight out of Architectural Digest… and judging by his publications list, probably was in AD. Kudos to Peter!

Interiors and Environments
Kansas City maybe a relatively small town compared to the heavy hitters like New York, L.A., and Chicago, but for architecture and the arts, Kansas City has some really cool and eclectic environments. Photographer Landon Collis specializes in lifestyle photography and his work also landed in this years DEA awards. On page 84 of the July 2010 issue, we see this image by Landon.

Interior photography for 2010 Design Excellence Awards. Image ©Landon Collis. Used by permission.

I have also seen Landon’s work appear on the cover for Spaces Magazine as well as several other local magazines and commercial clients in KC. Here is another series of images by Landon also featured in the July 2010 issue of KC Magazine. Check out Landon’s online portfolio at www.landoncollis.com

Environmental photography by Landon Collis. Image ©Landon Collis. Used by permission.

Architectural Photography is a Fascinating Subject!
Architecture and interior design is a fascinating subject for me, which is why I have gravitated to that discipline more and more in my photography. In fact, architectural and interior photography is the majority of all the work I do now. I have recently been developing my work into the hospitality areas as well including hotels, resorts, spa, and restaurants, which is a perfect fit for me since these areas usually encompass architectural photography or interiors… or both! I absolutely love my job. Below are a few images I photographed for Portfolio Kitchen & Home in this years Design Excellence Awards contest.

Plaza Condo interior design by Portfolio Kitchen & Home. Image ©Chad Jackson | Jackson Visuals

Dan Meiner Studio commercial kitchen design by Portfolio Kitchen & Home. Image ©Chad Jackson | Jackson Visuals

Edwin Tanner Award winning entry by Portfolio Kitchen & Home. Image ©Chad Jackson | Jackson Visuals

Designs by Portfolio Kitchen & Home from their new design studio location at Nebraska Furniture Mart at the Legends in Kansas City, KS. Image ©Chad Jackson | Jackson Visuals

Visit KC Magazine Online
To view all the entries of these fantastic interiors, you can visit KC Magazine online and look under the Library tab KC Mag – 2010 – July. KC Magazine is a wonderful source to find up and coming artists, craftsman, and entrepreneurs in KC. If you haven’t seen their mag, check it out now. They even have back issues in PDF online for FREE! Good stuff. Thanks KC Mag!

Until next time,
Cheers!

Chad Jackson | Jackson Visuals

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