The sublime action of a Fazioli Grand Piano.

These are considered by many to be the finest pianos ever made. The factory only produces around 100 a year and each instrument takes years to complete, with over 8000 individual parts.

This is a photo of the keyboard action, part of the piano usually hidden out of view and familiar only to technicians.

Part of my Architecture of Music Series, Special Probe lenses and High Resolution cameras are used to capture the inside of instruments in a way that makes them appear vast and cavernous. Each photo is made up of dozens to hundreds of individual frames, carefully combined to give the sensation of space and depth.

When we see closeup macro shots like this we expect them to have a narrow depth of field. By combing hundreds of shots with varying focus I make sure that the entire instrument is sharp from from to back. This gives the illusion of space, tricking the mind into believing that it's seeing an expansive chamber you could walk through.

Thanks to Sly's Pianos of Auckland for access to this extraordinary instrument.

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