The late Harlan Hambright was raised in Knoxville where he received his Bachelor of Architecture in 1976 from the University of Tennessee. A concurrent downturn in the construction industry led him into architectural photography. Greener pastures led him to Washington, DC in 1980 where he built a thriving multi-person studio. Sanity led him to St. Simons Island off the Georgia coast in 1990 where he remained until his passing in 2025.

   He helped pioneer the technique of merging 3D computer modeling with photography in the late 1980s. These computer graphic skills allowed him to expand his practice to general design and layout, and out of necessity as Southeast Georgia is not exactly an architectural mecca.

   He continued architectural photography however and photography assignments took him all around the U.S. and to places like Moscow, Northern Italy, the Turks & Caicos, and Santiago, Chile which he rode home from in a 737 filled with frozen salmon.

Happy trails Harlan!

This memorial exhibit will remain in the 

SoGlo Gallery through April 2026