I have traveled to 94 countries and always try and find beautiful interior spaces to photograph. Libraries and Churches are usually my go to places when I hit a city. Over the past few years I have fallen in love with shooting theaters.
It is very hard to get access for permission to go inside of theaters, most of these were shot when I did a private paid tour or when I emailed months earlier to request access before they open for a performance.
There are 8 photos of theaters here but I have photographed more libraries, probably about 25 and as far as churches go, I have probably shot over 400. This just shows you how difficult it is to get into a theater and also shows that there are much less theaters around the world with the kind of beautiful architecture worth photographing than churches or libraries.
PS-All the photos are from the perspective of the performer, seeing what they see during a performance.
More info: richardsilverphoto.com
Gran Teatro de la Havana, Havana, Cuba
National Theatre of Sao Carlos, Lisbon, Portugal
Paris Opera House, Paris, France
Teatro Colon, Bogota, Colombia
Teatro Nacional D. Maria, Lisbon, Portugal
Romanian Atheneum, Bucharest, Romania
Budapest Opera House, Budapest, Hungary
