These Architecture Pictures Are So Crisp It’s Unreal

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People who live near cities like New York, Paris, or Berlin see massive buildings enough that these feats of architecture and engineering often blend into backgrounds and go unnoticed. Luckily, urban photographers like Matthias Heiderich are around to reframe gorgeous architectures in focused contexts, rejuvinating our appreciation for our surroundings.

In his latest photo series, Systems/Layers, Heiderich goes one step further, snapping buildings from Amsterdam, Zurich, Milan, and more in a light that makes them look like more like watercolors or vector illustrations than actual buildings. We almost wouldn't believe that some of these images were photographs, if Heiderich hadn't explicitly mentioned it in his project description. The occasional window reflection or sidewalk detail also gives away some of the photographic naturalism, but we're still not completely convinced these aren't paintings.

Either way, Heiderich's images are a gorgeous reminder that we're surrounded by awe-inspiring structures all the time—you just need to take the time to appreciate them. Below, explore Matthias Heiderich's Systems/Layers photo series for yourself:

See the full photoset on Heiderich's Behance page, or visit his website to get lost in more of his colorful architectural photography.

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