Wonderful Weathered Woodgrain

03May21

On a recent visit to nearby Silverton I decided to explore the train yard and back alleys with my camera. Among the mountain recreation opportunities like hiking, jeeping and camping, Silverton is known for its rich railroad and mining history. The quaint town is a midway point along the Million Dollar Highway between Ouray to […]

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Tags: doors, old, Silverton, texture, train, weathered, windows, woodgrain

Ghost Town Portals

26Jun18

A recent visit to an old mining ghost town gave me the opportunity to add to my Windows & Doors Gallery! I’ve written about the symbolic meaning of windows and doors before. Windows and doors belonging to old, weathered buildings act as portals to the past. For me, they offer a lot for the imagination […]

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Tags: abandoned, Colorado, doors, ghost town, metal prints, photography, prints, weathered, windows

Proof Of Life

21Nov17

If you have been following my work you already know that photographing abandoned structures (and old things) is an obsession of mine! It’s been that way for a long time … since my photography beginnings. Today, many share the same interest whether photographing or exploring. One of the locations depicted here is the remains of […]

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Tags: abandoned, cabin, canvas prints, Colorado, doors, history, metal prints, mining, prints, shack, weathered, windows

New, Old Windows & Doors

11May17

Old windows and doors have been a favorite and recurring theme since starting my photographic journey years ago. They are popular subjects among many of my photog friends as well. For me they can hold a mystery about what is on the other side. A reflection, often distorted can have a playful and sometimes magical quality. Traditional […]

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Tags: americana, doors, gate, old, old fashioned, photograph, print, reflection, weathered, wheels, windows

Circa 1885

28May15

According to Wikipedia this house is the oldest known house associated with the black community on Edisto Island, SC after the Civil War. It was the home of Henry Hutchinson, who built and operated the first cotton gin owned by a black person on the island from about 1900 to 1920. Henry built this house in 1885 at the time […]

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Tags: 1800's, abandoned, decay, house, photograph, photography, red, tin roof, triptych, windows

A Recurring Theme

07Feb10

Like many photographers I am drawn to windows and doors as a photographic subject. After reviewing some images I took this week I thought about how they have been a strong recurring theme in my work. In March of last year I wrote about windows in my post, ‘Exploring Themes’ and I recall that my […]

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Tags: Berks County, doors, historic, Hopewell Furnace, Morlatton Village, photograph, theme, windows

Exploring Themes

14Mar09

I was hoping to go out shooting both last night and this morning to some locations I have been wanting to get back to but the weather and quality of light did not warrant it. That’s just how it is sometimes. I ran into the photo below, ‘Attic Window’ last night while gathering some images […]

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Tags: abandoned, black, broken, ghosts, house, old, photography, white, windows