Casuarina House by Vokes and Peters
The Casuarina House offers a clear diagram, clever detailing can create sophisticated architecture as beautiful inhabitants of our beach side suburbs.
Christopher Frederick Jones left England after finishing university and now lives north-west of Brisbane. He left the design industry to pursue work behind the lens and now shoots architecture in Queensland as well as internationally.
CFJ continues to explore how a changing light condition can create distinctive moods in architecture. He is best known for his considered approach to composition, strong use of shadow and backlighting within his photographs.
LOCATION: Queensland, Australia
LEARN MORE: cfjphoto.com.au
The Casuarina House offers a clear diagram, clever detailing can create sophisticated architecture as beautiful inhabitants of our beach side suburbs.
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