Mark Ballogg is an architectural photographer based in Chicago. Shooting across the US and abroad, he pairs a traditionalist’s eye with the latest technology to create high quality, visually complex images blended with grace and simplicity.

As a 30-year veteran of the industry, Mark works to highlight each client’s vision while finding the hidden, often surprising angles that best feature the subject matter. He believes every subject has a point at which its expressive potential is fully realized, and consistently strives to reach that point.

Mark Ballogg is a Chicago-based architectural photographer with over 30 years of experience. A traditionalist who embraces technology, his training has nurtured a core intuition that helps him instantly pre-visualize the final image and capture compositions that blend grace and simplicity with visual complexity.

Mark believes that every subject has a point at which its expressive potential is fully realized, and strives to reach that point. At it's best, the resulting image is transformative, the photograph is no longer just a document, but a new and surprising re-imagining that transcends the captured subject.

"My work illustrates a need to find order in chaos with representation and creative interpretation held in precarious balance. I'm always looking to go beyond documentation, to elevate the image to a new level of emotional and intellectual vibrancy, to arrange and distill complex disparate elements into a dynamic whole.

I consider myself a traditionalist who embraces technology, and the move from analogue to digital has been liberating, creatively. After 30-plus years as a professional architectural photographer, I have learned to recognise the moment that illuminates a project in it's best light. More importantly, my experience has nurtured a core intuition that helps me instantly pre-visualise the final image and capture compositions that blend grace and simplicity with visual complexity.

Every subject has a point at which its expressive potential is fully realised, and I strive to reach that point. At its best, the resulting image is transformative, the photograph is no longer just a document, but a new and surprising re-imagining that transcends the captured subject."

"My work illustrates a need to find order in chaos with representation and creative interpretation held in precarious balance. I'm always looking to go beyond documentation, to elevate the image to a new level of emotional and intellectual vibrancy, to arrange and distill complex disparate elements into a dynamic whole.

I consider myself a traditionalist who embraces technology, and the move from analogue to digital has been liberating, creatively. After 30-plus years as a professional architectural photographer, I have learned to recognize the moment that illuminates a project in it's best light. More importantly, my experience has nurtured a core intuition that helps me instantly pre-visualize the final image and capture compositions that blend grace and simplicity with visual complexity.

Every subject has a point at which its expressive potential is fully realized, and I strive to reach that point. At its best, the resulting image is transformative, the photograph is no longer just a document, but a new and surprising re-imagining that transcends the captured subject."