architecture
“Deep End” by Ken Cadel
This fine specimen is a photograph from Ken Cadel, titled Deep End. Ken practices some of my favorite kind of photography: The architectural photography of abandoned and dilapidated buildings. I’ll admit, I have been following Ken’s work for a while now, and I invited him to share this photograph with the Shutter Photo @ Flickr [...]
SP@Flickr: “Sepia” by Kika Clore-Gronenborn
When is a subject both transparent and right before your eyes at the same time? When is unorthodox lighting incredibly appealing? Read on to see why Kika Clore-Gronenborn’s photo, “Sepia”, breaks all the rules but remains inspirational.
Erich Wagner Kindersanatorium (@ Opacity)
Many of you have heard me rave about Tom Kirsh’s work many times in the past. For those not familiar, he photographs dilapidated old vacant buildings, and his work is incredibly inspirational. Check out his latest work in his photographic pictorial of Erich Wagner Kindersanitorium (PS – Kirsh often hides the real names of these [...]
Bones of Culture
The Kimmel Center on the Avenue of the Arts in Philadelphia. Home to the Philadelphia Orchestra and the hub of life performances in the city.
Union Paving
A delapidated old asphalt refinery at a quarry near my office. I pass this every day on my way to work, but today the clouds begged me to shap this shot.
Manoa School
This is the Manoa School in Havertown, PA. There is no corner stone – likely it was covered by one of its additions. But I estimate the school was built somewhere around 1927. Unfortunately, the school is soon to be knocked down. It has been vacant now for almost a year and a new school [...]
Help Me Plan a Photo Tour of Philadelphia (And Win a Free Print)
I’m planning a day-long photographic excursion through Philadelphia in the near future. I live very close by, but rarely get into the city for anything other than business. So I plan to go there specifically for photography. For all those familiar with Philadelphia, especially if you have done similar excursions there, I’d like to hear [...]
With Teeth
How icicles can grow so large in such a short time, I may never truly know…
Schuylkill Navy Yard
This is Boat House Row, located on the eastern bank of the Schuylkill River (pronounced ’schoo-kull’) in Philadelphia. These are used as boat houses for crew skulling shells. Some are even used as event locations. But they are all part of an organization called the Schuylkill Navy which serves as a governing body for the [...]
Temple of Lights
This is a shot of the Philadelphia Water Works, a historical building on the Schuylkill River which originally served as a pumping station. The facility has been readapted as a restaurant. Behind the Water Works is the Philadelphia Museum of Art which sits on the highest piece of land in center city. From this point [...]
Great Dome
This is a detail study of the inside of the main glass dome of Memorial Hall in Philadelphia. Recently restored, this building is the only building of the 1876 Centential Exposition. The building is now used as Philadelphia’s own Please Touch Museum. If you live in the area and have young kids, it’s a lot [...]
Your Tired and Your Poor
Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. This is a pop-art version of the Statue of Liberty’s arm.
Educational Failure: The Lens Matters
This photo has been sitting in my workflow for a little while now. I think the photo has a lot of merits and I was on the fence about whether or not to add it to my portfolio. Since it is now the subject of my Educational Failure column, it goes without saying that the [...]
