Northampton State Hospital – Trip 4
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…
Northampton State Hospital – Trip 3
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…
Northampton State Hospital – Trip 2
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. …
Northampton State Hospital – Trip 1
Photography, for me, started in Middle School. My friend signed up for photography class and brought me in to the dark room to check out the prints he was developing from his pinhole camera. I was instantly hooked. The smell of the fix, the image slowly coming out in the developer, it was magic. I…