As a well-known, international art photographer, natural light is important to John Crawford. And this apartment's natural light and its changing intensities throughout the seasons is what he loves about his Auckland inner-city home at 22 Emily Pl.
John specialises in corporate and advertising photography. He bought the two-bedroom apartment in October 2014. "I had been looking for a place in the city for two years," he says.
It was his first apartment. "The saving grace is having the deck. I spend hours out on the deck in the sun, which suits me being a photographer.
"I get the light morning to evening. If I don't live in beautiful light, I get frustrated."
He has expansive views from his deck — Emily Park to the left, along Customs St to the sea, and to the right a corridor of view to Devonport.
As well as the natural light and location, he was captivated by the character of the building, built in the 1920s with his level added in the '80s/'90s.
