“St. Marks Pipe Organ, Part 2.” All images © Charles Brooks, shared with permission
A pipe organ soars like a skyscraper-lined boulevard and a Steinway piano’s mechanism transforms into a sun-speckled tunnel in atmospheric photographs by (). His ongoing Architecture in Music series highlights the inner structures of renowned instruments, imbuing the interiors with airy light. Bringing the camera inside a variety of string, brass, keyboard, and woodwind instruments, he offers unique insight into rarely seen textures, details, and patinas. He angles the camera from a low viewpoint, mimicking the perspective of standing in a grand space and looking up at architectural details like columns or skylights.
Brooks has played cello for most of his life and for two decades, performed in orchestras around the world, fueling his curiosity about how instruments are made and who built or played them. Unless you’re a , it’s unlikely you would ever see the inside of a violin, so the photographer wanted to highlight the precision and individuality of a wide variety of examples. Proffering glimpses of a range of interiors—where the real magic happens—Brooks highlights the volumes and components designed to allow sound to swell throughout meticulously assembled forms.
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“Charles Threress Double Bass c. 1860.”
“‘Siete Lunas’ Guitar by Roberto Hernandez”
“1995 Low C Prestige Bass Clarinet”
Left: “Lockey Hill Cello c. 1780.” Right: “The Exquisite Architecture of Steinway, Part 8,” Steinway Spirio R piano
“Pianola”
“Inside an Acoustic Guitar, Part 2”
“St. Marks Pipe Organ, Part 1”
“Hopf Violin c. 1880, Part 1”
“Taylor GS Mini Guitar”
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