Jose Manuel Alorda Photography

Photographer Jose Manuel Alorda likes to describe the locus of his work as “the place where interiors become art.” Originally from Spain and based in New York and San Francisco, he travels the world documenting great architecture and interior design for prominent clients, top magazines, and international book projects. Alorda’s passion for photography goes back to his teens, when his grandfather gave him his first camera. After earning a master’s degree in photography at Fine Art University in Barcelona, he quickly gravitated to capturing architecture and design and hasn’t looked back. “The way I’m shooting is very meticulous and sculptural,” Alorda says of his sophisticated eye for geometry and composition of space. “It’s not only about light but also the shadows and volumes.”