Architectural Photography in Salt Lake City.

We are a dedicated architectural photography studio — the only one in Salt Lake — serving architects, interior designers, and commercial clients throughout the West.

The images from a project become the portfolio, award submissions, publications, proposals, and marketing that represent a firm’s work for years. We photograph every project with that lifespan in mind.

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Interior of a modern building with a wooden wall featuring a lit sign that reads 'LendingClub' and a red geometric patterned wall to the right. A person, blurred from motion, is walking past a curved white reception desk.

A spacious modern lobby with various colorful seating options, including a green couch, a curved beige sofa, and purple and brown chairs. There are small tables with vases of plants, large windows on one side, and a fireplace on the other. A person i

People sitting and standing inside a modern, bright building with large windows, wooden ceiling, and stylish lighting fixtures, possibly a lobby or lounge area.

An interior office space with white walls, wooden ceiling, and modern decor. There are several women sitting at desks, working on laptops. The wall features framed artwork, including a rainbow, a large red heart with

Interior of a modern, bright cafe featuring large floor-to-ceiling windows, wooden ceiling beams, indoor plants, and a variety of chairs and tables with some people sitting and talking.

A hospital room with two beds, medical equipment, and a nurse walking past in blue scrubs.

Three workers in a clean, sterile laboratory room working with scientific equipment, dressed in blue lab coats, hair coverings, and gloves.

A spacious modern industrial kitchen and dining area with white walls, wooden tables, and metal chairs, separated from the kitchen by a glass wall.

An empty hospital operating room with surgical lights, monitors, and medical equipment, including a surgical bed and robotic surgical system.

Medical operating room with surgical lights, hospital bed, medical monitors, and various medical devices and equipment.

Hospital or medical supply storage area with shelves filled with yellow and red bins containing medical supplies. A worker in blue medical scrubs and a hairnet is seen organizing or retrieving supplies from the shelves.

Outdoor patio area with white tables and chairs, a beige sofa, and a palm tree in the foreground. A stadium with seating, lights, and flags is visible in the background.

A colorful library interior with bookshelves, a reading and seating area with modern furniture, large windows, and light wood ceiling beams.

Interior of a YMCA building with a reception desk, computer stations, and a sign for youth development. There is a staircase with wooden rails, digital displays, and people walking around.

Modern dining area with a white table, six chairs, and a large window view of green fields and mountains, decor includes beige curtains, pendant lights, and a vase with greenery.

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Architectural Video

Some buildings need motion: a walkthrough, an aerial, the way light moves through a lobby at opening time. We produce architectural video for the same clients and buildings we photograph, usually shot in the same visit and scoped into the same quote.

Architectural video for Camber apartments in Salt Lake City.

What We Photograph

Selected work from Salt Lake City and across the West. These four cover most of what we shoot — if your project doesn't fit neatly into one, tell us about it anyway.

Photo of a modern multi-story hotel building named 'AC Hotels' on a city street corner, with cars, street signs, and a cyclist in the foreground.

Architecture & Exteriors

Completed buildings in their best light — twilight, daylight, and the hour the facade was designed for. We shoot for portfolios, award submissions, and marketing that has to hold up at any size.

Inside a modern medical facility with white walls and large windows. A healthcare worker in scrubs and a hairnet is opening a door, and another person in a lab coat is walking in the hallway.

Healthcare & Venues

Hospitals, labs, campuses, and stadiums — places where a shoot has to work around real operations. We plan with your facilities team and photograph without disrupting the day.

Modern office with open layout, multiple employees working at desks, large windows revealing cityscape and mountains, wood ceiling, black beams, and geometric ceiling lights.

Interiors & Workplaces

Offices, lobbies, restaurants, and the rooms people actually use. Carefully styled and lit, but photographed the way they feel to stand in.

Construction Progress

Consistent documentation from groundbreaking to ribbon cutting, shot on a set schedule. Useful for marketing later, invaluable for the project record now.

Our Process

Modern interior space with large glass windows, wooden ceiling with slats, hanging spherical pendant lights, and people sitting at tables working or talking.

Send the basics — the building, the timeline, how you'll use the images. Every project is different, so every project is scoped and quoted individually. You'll hear back from us within two business days.
We scout the building, watch the light, and schedule around the hours it looks its best — and around your operations. Occupied hospital wing or empty tower floor, the plan fits the place.
We show up prepared and stay out of the way. Most shoots run a half-day to two days depending on scope.
Retouched, color-accurate images, licensed for your use and delivered digitally within two weeks. Prints and press files available when you need them.

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interior architectural photograph of an office space

“Every detail of our building was thoughtfully captured. We're thrilled with the outcome.”

— Former Customer

Meet the Team

We think you should know who's photographing your work. Salt Lake Architectural Photography is Nicholas Swan, Cody Lampman, and Mykel Fatali — three photographers, one studio, based in Salt Lake City with a second home base in San Francisco.

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A young man smiling outdoors wearing a black cap, a beige t-shirt, and a camera hanging around his neck. He has tattoos on his left arm and is standing on a pathway with green trees and a stone wall in the background.

Nicholas Swan

Nicholas has photographed architecture and interiors for more than a decade. He founded Salt Lake Architectural Photography to create images that help architects, designers, builders, and manufacturers present their work with clarity and confidence.

Mykel Fatali

Raised in a family of photographers, Mykel brings a refined eye for interiors, composition, and detail, helping every project feel polished and true to the original design.

Cody Lampman

Cody photographs alongside the team while managing scheduling, logistics, and client communication, ensuring every project runs smoothly from planning through delivery.

FAQs

How much does architectural photography cost in Salt Lake City?

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Every project is quoted individually — scope, number of spaces, timeline, and how the images will be used all shape the number. Send us the basics through the quote form and you'll have a scoped quote within two business days.

What's the difference between architectural photography and real estate photography?

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Real estate photography sells a listing quickly. Architectural photography documents design: it's planned around the building's best light, carefully composed and styled, and licensed for portfolios, marketing, press, and award submissions. Different job, different result.

Can you photograph occupied buildings — hospitals, offices, campuses?

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Yes, and it's a specialty. We plan with your facilities or operations team and shoot around the building's real workday, not through it.

When do we get the images?

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Retouched, color-accurate files delivered digitally within 2 weeks of the shoot, licensed for your use.

Where do you work?

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We're based in Salt Lake City with 2 local photographers and a photographer in San Francisco. Although our homebases are Utah and California, we shoot throughout the West — including Las Vegas and Phoenix.

Let’s work together.

A new building, a renovated interior, a campus that's grown — if it matters to you, we'd like to see it. Send us the basics and we'll come back with a scoped quote, usually within two business days.