On the way home from an assignment this weekend, I found myself passing through Kansas City just as the light was getting nice. There’s been a lot going on in KC the last few years and I’ve been needing to update my stock images. This seemed like a good time to make a dent in that task.

Probably the most noticeable addition to the Kansas City skyline in recent years is the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts. It’s a beautiful structure and I’m sure it’s one I’m going to return to time and time again to photograph. There is so much to work with — the shapes, the materials — absolute eye-candy. So, here is one of my first attempts. I’ll be interested to see what other photographers’ see as they also approach this building over the coming months and years. I think we’ll be seeing a lot of it and some really creative shots.

Here are a couple more straightforward shots to give you some idea of the scale of this thing: