I recently was in Asheville NC for work and Athens & Atlanta GA to drop off some artwork and see some dear friends. On the way to Asheville, my eye caught a small industrial town that I decide to check out. Because of course, what’s work if you don’t wander in an abandoned building or four? Upon speaking with the
Since the North Carolina State University James B. Hunt Jr. Library opened a year ago, I’ve spent a few breaks of spare time capturing photos for fun. If unfamiliar with the Hunt Library, it’s like the Epcot Center of libraries. If you regularly follow this blog some photos will be familiar as I’ve previously posted them. Okay, here goes, ready?
I had promised myself I’d do a bit of personal shooting and had some opportunity near the time the entire southeastern corridor of the United States became paralyzed by a couple inches of snow. Our schools were closed, roads were empty of traffic, so bcecause I’m a total daredevil, I ventured out hours before it snowed to roam rural roads
Yet another project this year for Integrated Design, this time of their addition to the WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina. The NCAA Women’s Soccer Cup finals were in town so they thought it’d be convenient to capture images while a major event was transpiring. It was my first time capturing such a venue as an architectural photographer and
Typically my off-season, the last couple of months have been among the busiest I’ve ever experienced as a professional photographer. I can’t properly express how thrilled and thankful I am for this, however it’s provided little opportunity for any – and I mean ANY – day off. Despite this busyness, I cannot seem to resist taking “for fun” photos for
I recently had the pleasure of photographing the new Hospira building in Rocky Mount, North Carolina for Integrated Design. It was a very intricate and detailed process that began in August and ended four months later in December. The building took four different calendar days to shoot and I’ll describe this with a little more detail than my usual blog.
Took a brief trip up to Pennsylvania in order to photograph the famous Ashley Huber Coal Breaker before it gets torn down. The day before a fellow explorer from Pennsylvania, whom I’d meet later that evening in Bethlehem, pointed me to an old juvenile detention facility for some “warmup exploration”. Getting inside served as a good reminder that I need
Remember a month ago where I was talking about my group trip to West Virginia? Okay, so this is where we were going – the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum (also known as Weston State Hospital) in Weston. Similar to the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, it’s “decay tourism” done right, maintaining a delicate balance between preservation, decay, and tourism by keeping
Wrapping up an eventful year! These are a few photos for one of my new clients, PMC Property Group, for their 3600 Broad Street apartments in Richmond, Virginia. Oddly enough it’s only a few blocks away from the former Interbake Cookie Factory which are also becoming apartments. RELATED ARTICLES Richmond, Virginia UrbEx York County, Pennsylvania 1.5K Jaunt: Part 3 –
That’s right – more rural photography. Two fellow photogs and I recently traveled to meet up in West Virginia with two other photogs at the abandoned Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum. Since we all a) like photography b) appreciate abandoned places and c) enjoy trespassing to do so, we thought it’d be an ingenious idea if we did all three simultaneously in
I was recently commissioned to capture photographs of a private residence in Tabor City, North Carolina featuring General Shale masonry products. The weather has been so horrible lately, I was deeply relieved the sun broke through for a few hours! The homeowner – fantastic guy, great family – was perfect to coordinate with. These are the six images I delivered.
Tripping through North Carolina countryside has become one of my favorite (and slightly scary) things to do, especially since I started shooting pictures 10 years ago. I had a free weekend off so spent an afternoon checking out local rural haunts. One find was an abandoned house in Holly Springs. Nothing really interested me about the outside or most of