My name is Brian Riedel. I shoot the built world.

I started in 1998, after studying Graphic Design with a minor in Photography at the Pennsylvania School (now College) of Art & Design in Lancaster. I loved the darkroom: the smell of the chemicals, the excitement of watching an image spring to life in the tray. I was hooked.

Shooting weddings along the way was good training. I learned to read a room, find the moment, and not miss it. The plan was to move to Chicago and get going, but God had other plans. I built a career as a designer, took on a “normal job,” and raised a family. In that time, the itch for my first love found its way back to the surface.

About seven years ago, with more than 20 years behind a camera, my interest shifted from people to spaces. Architecture and interiors just made sense to me: the same eye, light, and timing, but a different subject. These days they hold most of my attention, with construction and mechanical work still coming up regularly.

The work has picked up some recognition along the way, which I’m proud of. But as a student of the craft, I’ll never be fully satisfied. I’ll keep trying to make work that speaks past the noise of today and carries a project forward through time.

I’m based in Pennsylvania and shoot across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Eastern Midwest. I love to travel, so when a project calls from farther away, I’m ready to go.

When I’m not behind the camera, I’m watching soccer — the Philadelphia Union and Arsenal — or spending time in nature, with my family, or behind a good book.

Awards

• Architecture MasterPrize 2026: Honorable Mention, Interior Photography, Retail. Teddy Baldassarre boutique, Onyx Creative

• Architecture MasterPrize 2026: Honorable Mention, Exterior Photography, Landscape & Urban Design. NYC High Line, personal project

• AIA Pittsburgh 2025: Certificate of Merit, Medium Architecture Space. Premier Custom Paint & Collision, NEXT Architecture

Published & Featured

• Northeast Ohio Properties (RE Journals), July 2026: “Time Well Spent: Designing a destination for Teddy Baldassarre at Crocker Park,” by Bonnie Hakes and Tommy Chesnes, Onyx Creative. Photos by Brian Riedel Photography.

• Wonderful Machine, July 2026: “5 Best Commercial Photographers in Pennsylvania,” by Gui Lopes and Vinuki Thomasz

• Production Paradise Spotlight #1035: Interior, Architecture & Aerial Photography, May 2026

• Wonderful Machine, February 2025: “Logo Design/Brand Identity: Brian Riedel’s Pathway to Connect Architecture and Industrial Photography,” by Jose Silva

• Wonderful Machine, May 2022: “Creative in Place: Architect’s Playhouse,” by Jose Silva and Claire Downey

• Wonderful Machine, March 2022: “Unpublished: Brian Riedel Tours Townley House”

Video

• ImageRights, June 2025: “Brian Riedel’s Plugin for Capture One Pro Tutorial”

• ImageRights: “Webinar: Protect Your Creative Rights with ImageRights Plugin for Capture One Pro”

Memberships & Credentials

AIA Allied Partner · LE BOOK · Wonderful Machine · PhotoPolitic · Production Paradise Trusted Member · FAA Part 107 Certified · OSHA 10 Certified · AIAP Member