Today I am super excited. Finally after about four years of work I have finished my Tomorrowland book. The first copies from the printer arrived today and they are now available for purchase on my website. This magazine like book will include 52 pages, a total of 35 plates and informational text for all shown venues. I decided to print this book with blurb. After trying some other print services I came back to blurb as they seem to provide the best value for money. They are certainly not the cheapest option out there but their quality surpasses other printers by far. I also think their customer service is excellent. They always have an open ear for my questions. So this book is a premium style magazine, printed on 115gsm paper. The color output is very natural and so close to my prints that I am very confident to provide a rock solid book that will hopefully enjoyed by the viewer.
The story goes back to my early morning hours photography walks in Los Angeles a couple of years ago. Walking around empty parking lots finding spectacular looking fast food restaurants with a very special style. I was hooked by the architecture and their appearance in the early morning light. The style allowed me to travel back in time and filled me with a nostalgic mood. Coming back to my hotel room I checked the internet to find more information about these locations. After some research I learnt that most of these exciting buildings belong to a certain architectural movement that was called Googie style. The name derived from a coffeeshop that was called “Googie“ and is a side line of the Midcentury Design.
TOMORROWLAND
A magazine style book
with 35 color plates on 52 pages.
Photography series of Googie style architecture in Los Angeles: Restaurants, coffeeshops bowling alleys and car washes. The legendary Mid-century Design venues in a new light.
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This is where my journey begun. Over the next years I planned several trips to Los Angeles and visited many of those endangered buildings. My idea was to photograph these buildings without distractions from the stunning architecture. As during the day many of the adjacent parking lots were normally crowded with cars, the early morning hours seem to be the best choice. This also allowed me to show the architecture in a way that supports the futuristic style that was imminent to this architectural movement.
In 2019 the series was awarded with a recognition in the European Architectural Photography Award.