Nico Marques’ easy-going, yet highly focused approach to capturing images is shaped by his international training in architecture and photography, as well as years of experience as a commercial and residential designer at leading boutique architecture firms in Los Angeles.

Combining his passion for photography and architecture into one became obvious one day, so he decided to step away from his desk, get outside a lot more, and help promote his friends’ and colleagues’ work as an architectural photographer in Los Angeles. He has been capturing projects and their typical inhabitants in the best light possible ever since, and this journey as documentarian storyteller has now completed its first decade.

Nico was invited to exhibit his work at the Venice Biennale in 2018 and 2020, and his work has been published in books and magazines worldwide, including Architectural Review, Dwell and Trends. Two books are in the making as well, which have been getting a bit more well-deserved attention in the last few weeks.

For more of Nico’s photographs please visit his website.

Nico Marques’ easy-going, yet highly focused approach to capturing images is shaped by his rigorous training in architecture and photography, as well as subsequent years of experience as commercial and residential designer for leading architecture firms in Los Angeles. One day the idea of combining his passion for photography and architecture into one became obvious, and this architectural photographer’s journey as documentarian storyteller has now completed its first decade.  

Nico was invited to exhibit at the Venice Biennale in 2018 and 2020, and his work has been published worldwide, including Architect’s Newspaper, Architectural Review, Architectural Record, California Homes, Contract, DWELL and Trends. He is presently working on two books, and soon plans to be chasing that perfect light and splitting his time between California and Portugal with his family again.

Nico Marques’ easy-going, yet highly focused approach to capturing images is shaped by his rigorous training in architecture and photography, as well as subsequent years of experience as a commercial and residential designer for leading architecture firms in Los Angeles. One day the idea of combining his passion for photography and architecture into one became obvious, and this journey as a documentarian storyteller has now completed its first decade.

Nico was invited to exhibit at the Venice Biennale in 2018 and 2020, and his work has been published worldwide, including Architectural Review, Architectural Record, CA Homes, DETAIL, DWELL, and Trends. He is presently working on two books, chasing that perfect light, and splitting his time between California and Portugal with his family.

Nico Marques’ easy-going, yet highly focused approach to capturing images is shaped by his rigorous training in architecture and photography, as well as subsequent years of experience as commercial and residential designer for leading architecture firms in Los Angeles.

One day the idea of combining his passion for photography and architecture into one became obvious, and this journey as documentarian storyteller has now completed its first decade. Nico was invited to exhibit at the Venice Biennale in 2018 and 2020, and his work has been published worldwide, including Architectural Review, Architectural Record, CA Homes, DETAIL, DWELL and Trends.

He is presently working on two books, chasing that perfect light, and splitting his time between California and Portugal with his family.

Nico Marques’ Los Angeles-based architectural photography practice is shaped by his training in architecture and years of experience as a residential and commercial designer. This has given him an edge in not only drawing out the subtleties of each design, but also a deep understanding and respect for what it takes to turn an initial sketch on a cocktail napkin into a three-dimensional structure. He thus sees his role as a documentarian and a storyteller, meaning that he shows what is as well as what should be from the designers’ point of view.

Over the last couple of years alone, Nico’s work has appeared in many prestigious domestic and international industry and consumer publications including Architectural Review, Architectural Record, California Homes, Contract, DETAIL (Germany), DWELL and Trends.

Nico Marques’ Los Angeles-based architectural photography practice is shaped by his training in architecture and years of experience as a residential and commercial designer. This has given him an edge in not only drawing out the subtleties of each design, but also a deep understanding and respect for what it takes to turn an initial sketch on a cocktail napkin into a three-dimensional structure.

Nico sees his role as a documentarian and a storyteller, meaning that he shows what is as well as what should be from the designer's point of view. His collection of architectural images represents the full story for a project, integrating the designer’s vision with the permanent and temporary inhabitants’ actual interaction with the building.

Nico has shot for many internationally renowned architects, and was invited to exhibit at the Venice Biennale 2018. He has been published worldwide, including in Architectural Review, Architectural Record, California Homes, Contract, DETAIL, DWELL and Trends.

Nico Marques’ Los Angeles based architectural photography practice is shaped by his training in architecture and years of experience as a residential and commercial designer. This has given him an edge in not only drawing out the subtleties of each design, but also a deep understanding and respect for what it takes to turn an initial sketch on a cocktail napkin into a three-dimensional structure.

He thus sees his role as a documentarian and a storyteller, meaning that he shows what is - as well as what should be - from the designer's point of view.

Over the last couple of years alone, Nico’s work has appeared in many prestigious domestic and international industry and consumer publications, including Architectural Review, Architectural Record, California Homes, Contract, DETAIL (Germany), DWELL and Trends.

Nico Marques’ photography practice is shaped by his training in architecture and years of experience as a residential and commercial designer.

Nico and his team aim to translate the sense of awe and a feeling of experiencing the design for the very first time when capturing each one of his photographic works. His collection of architectural images represents the full story for a project, integrating the designer’s vision with the permanent and temporary inhabitants’ interaction with the space.

Nico has shot for many internationally renowned architects, and was invited to exhibit at the Venice Biennale 2018. He has been published worldwide in the likes of Detail, CA Homes, AN, Architectural Record, and more.

Nico Marques’ Los Angeles-based architectural photography practice is shaped by his training in architecture and years of experience as a residential and commercial designer.

Nico aims to translate a sense of awe and a feeling of experiencing the design for the very first time when capturing each one of his photographic works.

Nico’s collection of architectural images represents the full story for a project, integrating the designer’s vision with the permanent and temporary inhabitants’ actual interaction with the building. Nico has shot for many internationally renowned architects and has been published worldwide in the likes of DWELL, Luxe, Architectural Review, and more.

Nico Marques’ architectural photography practice is shaped by his training in architecture and years of experience as a residential and commercial designer. This has given him an edge in not only drawing out the subtleties of each design, but also giving him a deep understanding and respect for what it takes to turn an initial sketch on a cocktail napkin into a three-dimensional structure.

Over the last couple of years alone, Nico’s work has appeared in many prestigious domestic and international industry and consumer publications including Architectural Review, Architectural Record, California Homes, Contract, DETAIL (Germany), DWELL, Los Angeles Times and Trends.

Most of Nico’s work takes place throughout California and the Southwestern US, but recent assignments also included projects in Colorado, Virginia, San José (Costa Rica), as well as his country of origin: Portugal. Nico has fun, and it shows during his shoots as well as in his photographs.