Based on in-depth interviews with the authors, this is the first time the photographer discusses her work as a whole, in terms of recurring themes, techniques and how it is evolving

Over a period of thirty six years, Hélène Binet has photographed both contemporary and historical architecture. From her childhood in the Italian fishing village of Sperlonga and in Rome, through her early ‘discovery’ of architectural photographer Lucien Hervé, to other significant influences, like the collaborations with Daniel Libeskind, John Hejduk and the connections at the Architectural Association (AA) in London where she met Zaha Hadid.

Binet questions whether an architectural photograph is an inventory of a building or space, a translation into a two-dimensional image or, rather, an image in its own right; an artifact that loosely relates to the original object or phenomenon.

Includes 173 colour and b&w illustrations.

Hélène Binet (1959) is a Swiss-French architectural photographer based in London, and is one of the world's leading architectural photographers. She is best known for her work with architects Daniel Libeskind, Peter Zumthor, and Zaha Hadid, having published books on works by various architects. 

She was awarded an Honorary Fellowship from the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2008 and the Julius Shulman Institute Excellence in Photography Award in 2015. Her work is part of the collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 

Binet works exclusively with analog photography.