Most of this week’s photos are shot in a certain style and focus on subject matter that my camera and I are quite familiar with. A common theme through much of my photography is documentation and story telling through cities and the objects within them. I certainly love taking portraits and doing a lot of street photography as well, but there is something so fascinating to me about capturing the history of a place, and the stories that can be told or imagined, solely through its present state of architecture.
I find myself continually searching for signs of human life through industrial scenes.
Many of the rough and strong structures were constructed long ago by the hands of men who are no longer here and now seen as broken or outdated, and are abandoned or knocked down by new men and machines. The worn surroundings speak of all the humans over time that have interacted with this concrete, steel, and wood - a relationship that is vital in forming the structure and foundation upon which all cities are based.
The people: their needs, their culture, their entertainment, their money, their dreams.
The places: their service, their appearance, their purpose, their materials, their message.
The people, the places, the things.
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