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It was January 2013 and I was taking a week off in between jobs. I decided to take a solo road trip with no real plan…which is pretty unusual for me. My career was going well and I was a lot more worried about getting caught exploring than I had been previously. There were, however,…
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By the time April 2006 rolled around, it was clear that demolition of the hospital was imminent. There were rumors about state troopers hanging around the hospital busting people, so I decided I would conduct a pre-dawn raid. As it turned out, there wasn’t a soul around and it was an incredibly peaceful trip. One…
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I managed to drag my wife, who is not an avid explorer, with me on Trip 4. Trip 4 was around when I got my 50mm f1.8, so a lot of experiments with depth of field here. By this point I was at least starting to dial in my composition skills and get some level…
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At this point, I was obsessed with exploring Northampton State Hospital – I was driving 2 hours out to Northampton every weekend. Definitely something that, in retrospect, I am incredibly happy I did. I had a pretty short window before this place was demolished and I can truly say that I visited this incredible place…
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After my first trip to NoHo I was hooked. Returning only a few weeks later, the day was unseasonably warm and fog was forming from the melting snow. I started in the North Infirmary but towards the end of the day I became determined to get inside the Kirkbride, if only for a few minutes. …
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