Steve StephensPHOTOGRAPHYA photographic archive
An elevated view of a large pale house surrounded by striped lawns, terraces and formal planting.

INTERIORS · ARCHITECTURE · GARDENS

Places, in their
best light.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE
OF STEVE STEPHENSExplore the photographs

A LIFETIME OF LOOKING

Every space has
a story to tell.

Interiors, houses and gardens, seen through a photographer’s eye. A personal collection from Steve Stephens’ years behind the camera.

Selected work

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A view down an oval stairwell reveals patterned stair runners and dark railings winding through several floors.
Spiral stairwellInteriors
An arched bridge spans still water, framed by fresh green trees and reeds.
A bridge framed by spring foliageGardens
A pale sitting room with upholstered seating, a fireplace, patterned cushions and a crystal chandelier.
Chandelier above a pale sitting roomInteriors
A brick-and-timber house beside still water, reflected below with reeds in the foreground and a willow to one side.
House reflected in still waterArchitecture
A pale garden statue is seen through softly blurred purple flowers and leafy branches.
Garden statue through purple flowersGardens
An indoor swimming pool reflects large woodland images covering two walls, with loungers and folded towels to one side.
Pool with woodland imageryInteriors
An ornate house with gables and tall chimneys rises behind colourful flower beds and intersecting paths.
House beyond the flower bedsArchitecture
A modern open hall with a curving metal staircase, a high window and a gallery of framed pictures.
A staircase linking open levelsInteriors
A covered balcony overlooks a river, boats and a skyline of closely spaced buildings.
Balcony above the riverPanoramas

A few moments from a much larger story.

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EXPLORE BY SUBJECT

The collections

Four ways of seeing.
A bright entrance hall with a broad staircase, a grand piano, a large chandelier and a circular floor pattern.

Interiors40 photographs
A distant country house viewed across a lawn through a frame of leafy tree branches.

Architecture17 photographs
A wooden bench sits beneath purple flowering climbers, overlooking a gravel path, clipped hedges and an open lawn.

Gardens20 photographs
A wide view of a house, weeping willow and surrounding trees reflected in a still stretch of water.

Panoramas07 photographs

BEHIND THE PHOTOGRAPHS

A careful eye.
A lasting collection.

From the craft of film and darkrooms to the possibilities of digital photography. More than thirty years of looking closely, waiting for the light, and finding the character of a place.

About Steve Stephens