Matthew Smith: the photographer behind the photographs

Matthew spends his days making other people’s buildings look their best. His own story was harder to see.

Architectural photography is a crowded field. Clients compare portfolios, and the portfolios start to look alike. What sets one photographer apart is the person: how they see a space, how they work on site, how they make a client feel.

So we turned the camera round. I followed Matthew on location at Old Swiss, the former Swiss Laundry site on Cherry Hinton Road in Cambridge, as he photographed the landscape design amongst the new buildings. The result is a set of portraits and behind-the-scenes images and video that show the craft and care behind his work, so clients choose him for who he is, not just what he shoots.

Architectural photographer Matthew Smith filming on a gimbal beside timber cladding at Old Swiss, Cambridge

Rajen provided me with BTS footage on a shoot, and a portrait/headshot session to help me to improve my positioning and show the person behind my work.

His service was fantastic, he took time to understand my needs, suggested lots of ideas and the end results were superb. Really pleased with the portraits and footage he captured, it was a pleasure working with him!

— Matthew Smith, Architectural Photographer
Matthew Smith, architectural photographer, smiling with his camera rig on his shoulder

Client: Matthew Smith Architectural Photography
Location: Old Swiss, Cambridge
Services: Headshot Photography, Personal Branding, BTS video

Matthew Smith framing the old laundry chimney at Old Swiss, Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge
Black and white image of Matthew Smith shooting beside timber-clad buildings at Old Swiss
Architectural photographer Matthew Smith adjusting his camera on a tripod at Old Swiss, Cambridge
Over-the-shoulder view of Matthew Smith composing a shot of a corten-framed window
Matthew Smith levelling his tilt-shift lens against a blue sky
Architectural photographer Matthew Smith checking a composition through his camera
Matthew Smith photographing a row of new buildings along a cobbled lane at Old Swiss, Cambridge
Matthew Smith setting up a tripod beside dark metal cladding and planting
Black and white portrait of architectural photographer Matthew Smith with his camera
Matthew Smith lining up a shot of grey cladding and a corten-clad building
Matthew Smith looking through his camera on a tripod among large planters
Matthew Smith photographing down a lane towards the Swiss Laundry chimney
Matthew Smith adjusting his camera beside a site information board at Old Swiss, Cambridge
Over-the-shoulder view of Matthew Smith shooting towards the Swiss Laundry chimney
Matthew Smith photographing a steel-framed window in a brick facade at Old Swiss
Black and white close-up of architectural photographer Matthew Smith with his camera
Matthew Smith shooting from a tripod beside a brick building with tall steel windows
Portrait of Matthew Smith, architectural photographer, framing a shot among bamboo planting
Matthew Smith photographing timber-clad buildings across a courtyard at Old Swiss, Cambridge
Detail of an architectural photographer’s camera bag, lenses and kit
Matthew Smith’s camera screen showing a composition of a timber-clad building
Matthew Smith photographing down a lane past bike racks towards the Swiss Laundry chimney
Portrait of architectural photographer Matthew Smith smiling with his tripod over his shoulder

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