Tom Blachford is a Melbourne-based architectural, interiors, aerial, and fine art photographer whose long-exposure work transforms everyday built environments into surreal, cinematic visions. With a background that spans both architectural and fine art photography, he skillfully captures residential, commercial, and urban spaces with a refined eye for composition, light, and atmosphere.
Best known for his evocative “Midnight Modern” series—moody nocturnal images of mid-century architecture in Palm Springs captured by moonlight—Blachford’s work also includes vibrant urban environments like Tokyo and Los Angeles. His photographs bridge the familiar and the uncanny, elevating architectural storytelling through thoughtful narrative, poetic clarity, and visual depth.
LOCATION: Melbourne, Australia
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Eastwell House located in Flinders on the Mornington Peninsula – sympathetically extends one of the oldest homes in the seaside town through strikingly sculptural contemporary design.
Sitting behind an industrial facade is the striking brutalist Prahran House. An escape from the streetscape, our design provides a nod to the style of the original building with the restored facade of the former textile factory.
The renovation of a large Victorian-era family home has seen Techne Architecture + Interior Design create a timeless aesthetic that integrates contemporary elements and original details. Techne director Nick Travers explains the design solution that creates calm,…
The Two Angle house presents to the street as a modest single family home in scale with many of the older post war homes which exist in the area. It is only upon entry that the true…
This addition to an existing Californian bungalow in Brunswick West was from the outset an exercise in ‘quality over quantity’. For the clients, a creative couple with a teenager, achieving ‘more space and lots of it’ was…
The Templestowe House is a nod to the tradition of the Italian Palazzo and Australian courtyard house, creating the constant connection between outdoor and indoor spaces.
The Sweet Factory House project is an alterations and a second-level addition to a former sweet factory located within inner Melbourne. The upper level pops over the heritage facade to frame an outdoor terrace, master bedroom and…
Ivanhoe House is a single-family home designed by Melbourne-based Technē Architecture and Interior Design. The brief was to create a contemporary new build family home. The house features a split level arrangement enabling it to nestle carefully into…
We Are Huntly Studio designed an inspiring workplace for Metrix Consulting, an innovative marketing firm based in South Melbourne. Located within an urban warehouse in Melbourne, the office seamlessly blends historic charm with contemporary design elements.
