Marshall Beach, California.
Photo: "Tufas By Moonlight"
Mono Lake Tufas, California.
(Night. Full moon. 15 seconds. f/9. ISO 200)
Photo: "Safe Co Theatre"
Many former asylums contain theatres, so I am used to stumbling upon them now and again, but finding one inside the administration building of The Safe Cabinet Company in Ohio was a bit of a surprise. Sadly all the seats had been ripped out.
Photo: "Confined Basement"
The Safe Cabinet Company began in Ohio in 1905. The complex contained a large factory and administrative building, which contained a theatre that spanned from the basement (shown here) to the third floor.
The manufactured safes were scientifically tested and contained an air gap full of fireproof materials to help protect valuable materials from fire.
The company merged with Remington Rand Inc. in 1926, which combined safe manufacturing with a visible and vertical business recording system. They went out of business in 1955.
Photo: "Quilted Remains"
When I peered into this building at Bodie State Historic Park, I was pleasantly surprised that the room appeared as though it hadn't been touched since the town was abandoned. The quilt draped over the bed frame really struck a chord in me and reminded me why I love documenting our forgotten world.
Photo: "Dinosaur Territory"
The dinosaurs take back Mono Lake.
Photo: "Defeat"
Dawn inside a patient room in a former tuberculosis ward at Mayview State Hospital in Pennsylvania.
Photos: Armament of the USS Iowa
These launchers aboard the USS Iowa fired the RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile. Each missile was just over 1,500lbs and had a range of between 64-85 nautical miles. A 360lb booster would propel the missile away from the ship, approximately 5 miles, then drop away.
Armored box launchers for the BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile aboard the USS Iowa glowing at night from ambient city lights. Each launcher carried 4 missiles and each Iowa class ship was outfitted with 8 canisters, which enabled her with the ability to fire off up to 32 missiles.
Photo: "USS Iowa Bridge"
Last night, at 3am, I returned home from a quick 24 hour trip to Southern California to ride on the USS Iowa as she was towed from Berth 52 to her permanent home, Berth 87 in San Pedro, CA.
This image was taken looking into the bridge while the tow was underway. (Note the 18" thick steel in the entrance to the bridge.)
Photo: "Cornered"
Hallway inside the Waldo Hotel in West Virginia.
This former hotel was converted into apartments in the 1950's but has sat abandoned since the 1990's.
Photo: "Hospital Bowling Alley"
This psychiatric hospital opened in 1931 in the suburbs of New York as a way for patients to escape the pollution and noise of the city. It contained a bowling alley, theatre and power plant which helped the complex operate as its own independent complex. The hospital remains in operation, though many of the buildings have been abandoned for years.
Photo: "Patient View"
Dawn inside a patient room in the former tuberculosis ward of Mayview State Hospital, PA.
Photo: "First Light"
Moonlight hits this old mine during blue hour.
Established in 1909, this Eastern Sierra Mine was built in the mountains at just over 8,000 ft. The property contained a mill, mine offices, employee bunk house and general store. The ore mined here was transfered to a nearby town via a tram system. It was the last mine to close in the district, remaining in operation until 1938.
Photo: "A Haven For Catwalks"
(Night. Full moon. 60 seconds. Lit by moonlight.)
The Homestead Steel Works in Pennsylvania closed in 1986 and the surrounding land surrounding is now a National Historic Landmark. The blast furnaces (above) were constructed in 1907 and are all that remain of this massive structure.
Photo: "Connector"
Corridor inside Building South 2 or Mayview State Hospital at dusk.