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Charles Brooks Photography

  • Architecture In Music
  • Musicians
  • Prints
  • Landscapes
  • Low-Light
  • Behind the Scenes
  • About
  • Contact

 Architecture in Music

Welcome to the Architecture of Music gallery! As a photographer and a lover of music, I am deeply honored to share with you my passion project that explores the hidden beauty of musical instruments.

Using Special Probe lenses and High Resolution Lumix cameras, I delve into the intricate details of each instrument, taking dozens to hundreds of individual frames for each photo. Each composition is carefully crafted to capture the essence of the instrument and make it appear vast and cavernous, giving the viewer a sense of being transported to another world.

One of the unique challenges I face when shooting these tiny spaces is the narrow depth of field. To overcome this, I combine hundreds of shots with varying focus to ensure the entire instrument is in sharp focus, from front to back. The result is an awe-inspiring illusion of space.

This project is an ongoing labor of love, with countless instruments and stories waiting to be explored. I am humbled and grateful for the worldwide recognition this project has received and I hope you enjoy exploring this world of hidden musical beauty as much as I have enjoyed creating it.

Thank you for joining me on this journey and allowing me to share my passion with you!

Museum Quality Prints of these images are available here.

Lockey Hill Cello Circa 1780

Lockey Hill Cello Circa 1780

St Marks Pipe Organ Part 2

St Marks Pipe Organ Part 2

The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 1

The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 1

Hopf Violin Circa 1880

Hopf Violin Circa 1880

St Marks Pipe Organ, Part 1.

St Marks Pipe Organ, Part 1.

1995 Low C Prestige Bass Clarinet Part 1

1995 Low C Prestige Bass Clarinet Part 1

The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 7

The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 7

Charles Theress Double Bass

Charles Theress Double Bass

The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 2

The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 2

Taylor GS Mini Guitar

Taylor GS Mini Guitar

The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 6

The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 6

1995 Low C Prestige Bass Clarinet

1995 Low C Prestige Bass Clarinet

The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 5

The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 5

14k Burkart Elite Rose Gold Flute

14k Burkart Elite Rose Gold Flute

The Cello Once Hit By a Train

The Cello Once Hit By a Train

The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 3

The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 3

1940s Selmer Balanced Action Saxophone

1940s Selmer Balanced Action Saxophone

The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 4

The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 4

1980s Yanagisawa T4 Saxophone

1980s Yanagisawa T4 Saxophone

Fazioli Grand Piano Part 4

Fazioli Grand Piano Part 4

Fazioli Grand Piano Part 3

Fazioli Grand Piano Part 3

Fazioli Grand Piano Part 2

Fazioli Grand Piano Part 2

Fazioli Grand Piano Part 1

Fazioli Grand Piano Part 1

Australian Didgeridoo

Australian Didgeridoo

2021 Selmer Saxophone

2021 Selmer Saxophone

Buffet Clarinet

Buffet Clarinet

1924 CG Conn C-Melody Saxophone

1924 CG Conn C-Melody Saxophone

Kawai Grand Piano Part 1

Kawai Grand Piano Part 1

Lockey Hill Cello Circa 1780, Part 2

Lockey Hill Cello Circa 1780, Part 2

Fine Wooden Flute

Fine Wooden Flute

Steinway Spirio R Grand Piano

Steinway Spirio R Grand Piano


You can listen to an interview I gave on this series for Radio New Zealand here.


These Photos seem to have struck a chord and have now been featured by numerous international publications:

Daily Mail: Getting IN tune! The interior of musical instruments including a cello and grand piano are transformed into vast spaces in fascinating set of photos

Colossal: “Striking Photos Reveal the Hidden Structures of Instruments”

My Modern Met: “Stunning Photos Reveal the Architectural Interiors Hidden Within Classical Instruments”

Petapixel: “A Talented Musician and Photographer”

and my favourite:

MOT Times: “The new rice cooker has been revealed! Astounding shadows of a chest of glass”
(google translate clearly has some issues with Chinese…)

Also featured in:

UK Telegraph
Der Spiegel
Lonely Planet Italia
Viking TV
The Epoch TImes
US Modernist (USA)
Photography Daily Podcast
France Musique (France)
Domus Magazine (Germany)
Classic FM (UK)
Kobini Arts (France)
Revista Planeta (Brazil)
NBC News (USA)
News Dubai
Weibo (China)
GZT Arkitekt (Turkey)
Radio France
Hacker News
Objects Mag
Slipped Disk (USA)
Lark (UK)
Fip Radio France
Kompass (Germany)
Fujifilm Podcast

and a fair few more I haven’t discovered…

Charles Brooks Photographer | Architecture In Music | photos@charlesbrooks.info | +61 (0)430 042 094