I spent many years working as an Advertising Photographer and still
can recall the first time I was hired to shoot a "mainframe" room.
My heart just sank as the machine and the room was absolutely boring
and the company was so proud of it.
But so much has changed since then.
I don't know how many shooters Google hired to do this, as it very
well could be just one or two people doing it all.
Either way it surely would be considered a plum job by any
photographer to gain access to such a rich looking environment.
The photographer(s) did an utterly amazing job of focusing on making
these machines, locations and people look just their absolute best.
I would guess the orders to allow such broad access came from the
highest levels of Google, as it takes that kind of approval to allow
something like this happen.
-Kevin
On Oct 18, 2012, at 12:21 PM, Peter Conerly wrote:
The pictures of the Hamina, Finland data center are phenomenal. The
datacenter was an old paper mill that was repurposed. I went to
college in Worcester, MA where there are abandoned textile factories
everywhere-- it would be great if more big buildings like that could
be repurposed for new tech.
On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Peter Conerly <[email protected]>
wrote:
When you reach the last picture in Tech, People or Places it gives
you an option to look at streetview for it.
These are fantastic photos! Huge infrastructure always seems to
provide an opportunity for elegant architecture.
