2024 Year in Review

Quentin Penn-Hollar January 17, 2025

Whoops - looks like my last blog post was my 2023 year in review. I guess I know what my New Year’s resolution should be. In 2024, I continued to work with my most loyal clients, and added some exciting new partners as well. Thank you so much to both new and long-time clients.

Please check out some of my favorite projects and photos from 2024. I’m excited for 2025, and I hope we’re able to work together soon.

Skymark (shot for Clark Construction)

UVA Contemplative Commons (shot for Hourigan)

Private Residence, Charles City (shot for Kathy Corbet Interiors)

The Healing Space - VCU AOP (shot for Hawkins Roman Architects, Emerald Construction,

and Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design)

Fredericksburg VRE Station Rehabilitation (shot for Clark Construction)

Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences (shot for Kjellstrom & Lee)

Montpelier Recreation Center & Library (shot for Moseley Architects)

Private Residence, River Rd. (shot for Kenneth Byrd Design)

James A. Buzzard River Education Center (shot for Kjellstrom & Lee)

Putney Houses (shot for Glave & Holmes)

Private Residence, Richmond (shot for Kathy Corbet Interiors)

Thank you!

Thanks so much for taking the time to look at my work from last year. I appreciate your interest and support. If you have any projects coming up in 2025 please don’t hesitate to reach out.

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2023 Year in Review

Quentin Penn-Hollar December 19, 2023

This year was by far my most successful. I’m very grateful to all my clients loyal and new. My focus is to continue to improve my process and deliver exceptional photos, as well as to build long-lasting relationships with my clients.

I’d like to thank my assistants, Demetrius Holloway and Eric Carlson for being extremely helpful partners on some of my larger shoots. I’m also excited to have started working with retoucher Brian Williams of Crossboard Creative. All three of these guys have been extremely valuable partners and hopefully they will continue to support me.

If you’ve worked with me this year – thank you so much! If not, I hope we’re able to work together in 2024.

Here are some of my favorite photos and projects from 2023.

Children’s Hospital of Richmond/Markham-Yard

I worked with Miami-based ad agency, Markham Yard, to deliver aerial drone photos of the Children’s Hospital of Richmond for a campaign you’ve probably seen around town or in your e-mail.

Clark Construction

Armature Works – Washington, D.C.

Office Building - Bethesda, MD

QPH_Richmond Washington DC Virginia North Carolina Architectural Interior Design Real Estate Photography Photographer-Commercial

Jobsite Photos – Reston, VA

Emerald Construction

Confidential Office – Richmond, VA

General Shale

Private Residence – Harrisonburg, VA

HDR

VCU AOP – Richmond, VA

VHC – Arlington, VA

HITT

Jobsite and R&D

Kathy Corbet Interiors

Richmond, VA Townhouse

Kjellstrom & Lee

VT Data & Decision Sciences Building

Moseley Architects

Quinton Elementary – Quinton, VA

JMU Convocation Center

JMU Sentara Park

VT Data & Decision Sciences Building

RMR Group

Office Projects – Washington, D.C.

R-Home Magazine

Private Residence – Richmond, VA

Walter Parks Architects

The Box

The Eddy

Thank you!

If you made it this far - thank you so much - you are officially one of my biggest fans! If you have any photography needs in 2024 please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Please have a wonderful holiday season and enjoy yourself! I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Quentin

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Recent Work: Armature Works, Washington, D.C.

Quentin Penn-Hollar July 11, 2023

In March, over the course of two days, I photographed Armature Works for Clark Construction. Armature works is a mixed-use development project in the NoMa neighborhood of Washington, D.C. The project includes a hotel, The Morrow, and apartment buildings, Market House and Rigby.

The Morrow

I photographed this project on Opening Day of the Major League Baseball season, so I loved catching this guy decked out in Washington Nationals gear on the bike.

Rigby

Market House

Thanks for taking a look at my recent work. Let me know if you have a project that’s photoshoot-ready!

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2022 Year in Review

Quentin Penn-Hollar December 7, 2022

In 2022 I was fortunate to photograph many great projects - one of which was featured in R-Home magazine. I also added several new clients.

In November alone I drove over 1000 miles, I’m wrapping up the year with a pleasantly slow-paced December. And, I’m making major investments in new gear.

Thanks for taking the time to check out my work over the last year.

Clark Construction

Clark Construction first reached out to me in July to photograph their recently completed project - Tysons Central. The building is a 20-story, 370,000 square-foot mixed-use building in Tysons, VA. I shot it over the course of two trips, one for interiors, and one for dusk and aerial drone photos.

Clark hired me again to shoot their new office space - Silverline Center, as well as a couple other projects in Baltimore.

I also took over 400 employee headshots for Clark in November.

Tysons Central

Silverline Center

Headshots

Custom Kitchens

I’ve worked with Custom Kitchens for a couple of years now, and had the opportunity to photograph another great kitchen for them in 2022, as well as updating a few of their team members’ headshots.

HDR

I worked with HDR photographer, Dan Schwalm, to document the expansive VCU Adult Outpatient Pavilion in March. The project went on to win the Virginia AIA Award of Merit.

VCU AOP

Kathy Corbet Interiors

Kathy is one of my most loyal clients year after year. Check out some of our work together from the past year.

Opus Group

Commercial real estate developer, The Opus Group, reached out to me to photograph the apartment building Ascend on Broad St.

Ascend

Poole & Poole

Richmond-based architecture firm, Poole & Poole, needed dusk photos of apartment building Tapestry West.

Tapestry West

R-Home

R-Home featured this modern home designed by Walter Parks Architects. I shot the home once for WPA, and again for R-Home. Most of my photographs for WPA were horizontal, and R-Home needed several vertical options for print.

SRC

One of the highlights of the year for me. Photographing Virginia Tech’s new football players’ lounge.

Virginia Tech Football Players’ Lounge

Walter Parks Architects

I’ve photographed many WPA projects over the last two years. Here are a few of my favorite projects and photographs from 2022.

2525 Main

South Falls Tower

The Hydro

Blackbyrd Goods

Photographing Blackbyrd Goods’ products is outside my niche, but I love working with them. It gives me a chance to take my camera off the tripod, use different lenses and work in a completely different creative zone.

Thank you so much for enjoying my 2022 year in review! I hope 2023 brings me as many fine projects. If you have any photography needs or questions please reach out.

Happy Holidays!

Quentin

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Recent Work: South Falls Tower shot for Walter Parks Architects

Quentin Penn-Hollar October 10, 2022

I photographed South Falls Tower in Manchester across multiple visits in the fall of 2021, and summer of 2022. It is not hyperbolic to say that the building provides the best views of downtown Richmond - as evidenced in the photo of the pool on the South Falls amenity deck.

South Falls is an extremely unique building. The white precast concrete absorbs natural light like none other - making the building appear to change colors throughout the day.

I’ll leave it to WPA’s Nate Goodenow to describe South Falls further:

“South Falls is the first tower in a planned 3-tower development on the James River in the Manchester Neighborhood. The building sits on a narrow spit of land between the Manchester Canal and the river on the site of abandoned 18th & 19th century paper and cotton mills. Accessible only by a bridge across the canal, the west wing of the building juts out towards the river on a small peninsula. Like no other building in Richmond, the tower provides unprecedented views of the river and Manchester from its apartment units. A panoramic amenity plaza affords breathtaking views of the Falls of the James and the downtown skyline.

The structure is precast concrete with a custom white color and sandblasted texture that exposes a fine granite aggregate. The commercial base and window wall beams are clad in a custom medium bronze metal cladding. The form of the building is inspired by an image of two rectangular hollow tubes colliding together. The building is 14 stories, has 225,000sf of residential apartments, 2,500sf of commercial space. The development has 255 apartment units and 281 parking spaces and was completed in 2021.”

Thank you for taking a look at South Falls Tower. If you’re interested in having me photograph any of your projects please reach out to me to discuss my process.

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Recent Work: VCU Adult Outpatient Pavilion shot for HDR

Quentin Penn-Hollar April 25, 2022

HDR hired me to shoot the VCU Adult Outpatient Pavilion building in downtown Richmond. It’s an incredible building, and a great addition to Richmond’s eastern skyline.

From a photography standpoint, shooting a 17-story building was a massive undertaking. HDR’s in-house photographer, Dan Schwalm, and I split photography duties over the course of three days in March. I’ll be contributing more exterior photos, both on the ground and by drone, later this summer.

Case Study: Virginia Tech Football Players' Lounge

Quentin Penn-Hollar April 15, 2022

SRC Construction contacted me last year to photograph some of their recent work for VCU as they began work on a new website. Within the last year, they’ve also completed several projects at Virginia Tech, including the new football players’ lounge. We waited and waited for the delivery of the arcade games, and Virginia Tech to announce completion before scheduling our shoot.

I graduated from Virginia Tech in 2009, covered VT sports for the Blacksburg ESPN Radio affiliate for a couple of years, and have traveled all over to watch Hokies football. I have spent a ridiculous amount of time and energy devoted to Virginia Tech sports - so this was a very exciting project for me to see and photograph.

Check out the results from our shoot earlier this month.

Players, coaches, and staff enter the lounge through a hallway that plays Enter Sandman and highlights of the team entering Lane Stadium on gameday.

Thanks for taking a look at my work. If you’re interested in having me photograph any of your company’s projects please reach out to me to discuss my process.

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2021 Best Photos - Commercial

Quentin Penn-Hollar January 25, 2022

Despite the relentless global pandemic, 2021 was my best year yet. I worked with local construction companies and architecture firms like ML Bell, CK Bosworth, Kjellstrom & Lee, Walter Parks, and Enteros Design as well as global firms and companies like HDR Inc., and Starbucks.

Here are a few of my favorite photos and projects from last year.

Baskervill & C.K. Bosworth Construction - The Playbook Sports Bar + Grill

MOI - Ocean Network Express Offices

HDR Inc. - Sheltering Arms Institute

Saint Joseph’s Villa - Sarah Dooley Center for Autism

Starbucks - Main & Harrison Pick-Up

Enteros Design - Petersburg Public Library Addition

PSH+ & Kjellstrom & Lee - VCU Health Short Pump

Walter Parks Architects - Various Projects

ML Bell - Various Projects

Thank you so much for taking the time to view my favorite photos from last year. If you’re interested in discussing my photography services, or just have questions about any of these projects, please reach out!

2021 Best Photos - Residential

Quentin Penn-Hollar January 24, 2022

Last year I had the honor of shooting residential work for several new clients, as well as some of my most loyal long-time designers. Take a look at some of my favorite photos from last year!

CUSTOM KITCHENS

Custom Kitchens is an exiting new client of mine, but they are a Richmond mainstay. They’ve been renovating kitchens and bathrooms in the area for over 60 years. We worked together to create photos for award submissions. The photos below are from an impressive home on Bromley Lane.

KATHY CORBET INTERIORS

Kathy is a long time client. Her work spans a variety styles, and is never uninteresting. Check out my Client Spotlight on Kathy from last month.

KENNETH BYRD DESIGN

I had the pleasure of shooting two massive projects for Kenneth in 2021. The first two photos are from a renovation project on the Northside, and the second two are from an impressive beach home Kenneth designed. My photos of the project were featured in a Virginia Living Magazine article last year.

WALTER PARKS ARCHITECTS

Walter Parks is another new client. Their work modern residential work is a photographer’s dream - defined lines and an abundance of natural light. They took advantage of my retainer discounts, and we will have worked together on over ten projects by the end of this year.

To learn more about my serves, or schedule a shoot please send me a quick email to get the ball rolling!

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Case Study: Starbucks Pick Up - Main and Harrison

Quentin Penn-Hollar December 10, 2021

Starbucks reached out to me this fall to shoot one of their new Pick Up locations on Main and Harrison in Richmond. As an avid coffee drinker and Starbucks consumer this was very exciting.

If you haven’t heard of Starbucks Pick Up it’s described on their site as “a streamlined store experience designed especially for Starbucks® Rewards members who use our app to order ahead and pay”

The design of the Pick Up locations is awesome. The first thing it reminded me of was Mad Men (minus the boozing at 9am).

Check out the final photos!

The very gracious and patient Starbucks crew and I worked hard to get the photos composed and shot in-between guests coming in and out for their coffee.

I’d love to take photos of your new space, or project. Please e-mail if you’re interested in learning more about my process and pricing.

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Client Spotlight: Kathy Corbet Interiors

Quentin Penn-Hollar December 10, 2021

Kathy Corbet, of Kathy Corbet Interiors, has been an extremely loyal client of mine for years. We were introduced to each other by the owners of Triple Crossing Beer. Kathy and I have worked together on over 25 projects. If that’s not loyal I don’t know what is!

The first project I shot for Kathy featured her design work in a Homerama house. I shot the whole house over the course of a full-day. This project includes a bar monkey - an heirloom passed down from Kathy’s father to her, a beautiful open kitchen and more.

One of the next projects I shot for Kathy was the original design of Triple Crossing’s Fulton location. This project featured incredibly unique fixtures, a huge mural by Mickael Broth aka The Night Owl, and monkeys (again)! The TCB monkeys were not only inspired by the one passed down from her dad, but also by Kathy’s travel to a trade show in Paris where she saw climbing monkeys used as a wall display. Kathy travels all over the world frequently, and you can see the influence in her design work.

Here are ten more of my favorite photos of Kathy’s projects over the years including a basement Irish bar, vibrant kitchens, a colorful indoor “playground” and more.

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COVID Vacation

Quentin Penn-Hollar December 9, 2021

In October my son's daycare closed for a week because of a COVID case.

I'm sure most of you reading this have had your own impromptu COVID staycation with your kids in the last year and a half.

I was lucky I did not have to cancel any shoots, and got to spend a few days in the country with my 3.5 year old. We packed up our hiking boots and headed to the mountains in Madison County where I grew up.

I rarely take photos for fun anymore. It was a nice break getting to shoot handheld and turn my brain off - no shot list, no tripod, no Photoshop.