For nearly fifteen years, the clarity and stillness that define Mathieson’s architectural imagery have been shaped by photographer Romello Pereira. His work is instantly recognisable—graphic, impeccably aligned, and deeply attuned to the crafted precision that underpins our architecture.

 

Romello’s background in fashion and commercial photography instilled an innate technical discipline long before he turned his lens toward architecture. This foundation—his mastery of controlled lighting, alignment, and compositional structure—allows him to reveal the crisp junctions, concealed services, and seamless transitions that define our projects. These elements may appear minimal and effortless, but each is the result of intense coordination between architects, consultants, builders, and craftspeople. Romello understands that complexity, and his images honour it.

 

Across our collaborations—from Bellevue Hill House to Point Piper House, Costa Brava House, Kings Cross Apartment and beyond—Romello has developed an architectural way of seeing that mirrors our own design process. He reads a space through its geometry and proportion, looking for the moment where a junction resolves, where light softens a stone edge, or where an alignment carries through a sequence of rooms. His compositions often reveal details that can be missed in the experience of movement: a shadow that anchors a façade, a threshold that signals transition, the exact point where form meets restraint.

 

Capturing the calmness of our spaces in a single frame requires both precision and sensitivity. Romello distils atmosphere into its purest state—removing noise, emphasising structure, and allowing the architecture’s inherent order to come forward. He photographs with a builder’s understanding of how things are assembled and an architect’s instinct for balance and proportion.

 

Even as photographic technology and stylistic trends evolve, Romello’s approach remains anchored by timeless principles: clarity, discipline, and the rigorous pursuit of alignment. His images extend our work far beyond the built project, shaping how our architecture is understood and remembered.

 

In doing so, Romello has become an essential custodian of our visual identity—revealing not only what our buildings look like, but the quiet complexity that makes them feel the way they do.