I have a lot of pictures taken over the years of old buildings, some abandoned , some just beat up, and some restored beauties. Many of these are old film pictures that I have scanned and maybe "helped out" with Photoshop, ones since 2007 are digital in origin.
I am interested in photographs both as a substitute for seeing the real thing and as an end in themselves, perhaps as a way of seeing things in a new light. Understanding what images we find appealing is a key to establishing a personal identity. I suppose that taking pictures of dying buildings seems to me either a call to maintain the effort to keep things going, or to let them go. I am happy to see a beautiful old building restored for continued life but find letting some go equally satisfying as they melt back into the earth they came from, as we all do.
One of the nice things about sharing photos of recognizable buildings on the internet is that we often find out more about their history and context than we knew when we took the picture. A lot of mine were snaps taken on trips and I only had a vague recollection of where or what they were. So nice to find out, especially from people who knew about them personally.
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I just hope you will all take time to peruse this marvelous photo-stream. Jon has fantastic and well documented pictures of both abandoned and current buildings. His photos are sharp and his compositions are well thought out. Jon goes above and beyond just presenting a photo for us to view. He always thinks to inclu… Read more
I just hope you will all take time to peruse this marvelous photo-stream. Jon has fantastic and well documented pictures of both abandoned and current buildings. His photos are sharp and his compositions are well thought out. Jon goes above and beyond just presenting a photo for us to view. He always thinks to include pictures of what we all are thinking... “I wonder what the whole building looks like?” or “I wish there was a current picture for comparison.” Even if they are not Jon’s photos, he finds appropriate images of the subject and posts them in the comments. I know that is time consuming, and I am grateful that he takes the time to give us the full story. It makes viewing his photo-stream so enjoyable and informative.
Read lessIt will take quite a while to fully digest the beauties of Equinox27's work. I have always had a fascination for the buildings of the late 19th. century but in central Missouri our houses and businesses were housed in more basic styles - more true to the conservative German tradition. Thank you for your diligence in p… Read more
It will take quite a while to fully digest the beauties of Equinox27's work. I have always had a fascination for the buildings of the late 19th. century but in central Missouri our houses and businesses were housed in more basic styles - more true to the conservative German tradition. Thank you for your diligence in preserving these images.
Read lessJon's photostream is top notch. Taking a trip through Jon's photostream is like taking a swing throughout the American Midwest. Hi pictures are historical and beautiful.
This photostream is one of the finest examples of "typologies" I have seen on flickr. Equinox27's images show us images of architecture that speak eloquently of a particular time and place (often accompanied by detailed and informed comment). At the same time the strength of the compositions and especially his eye … Read more
This photostream is one of the finest examples of "typologies" I have seen on flickr. Equinox27's images show us images of architecture that speak eloquently of a particular time and place (often accompanied by detailed and informed comment). At the same time the strength of the compositions and especially his eye for colour shows how concentrating on a relatively narrow range of subjects can give the images universal relevance.
Read lessJon's photos of abandonment are some of the best I've seen here on Flickr, especially the gothic/italianate buildings he somehow seems to find an abundance of. It never ceases to amaze me how much gorgeous architecture and structural history is left out there, only to be left to crumble. Jon's photos preserve thes… Read more
Jon's photos of abandonment are some of the best I've seen here on Flickr, especially the gothic/italianate buildings he somehow seems to find an abundance of. It never ceases to amaze me how much gorgeous architecture and structural history is left out there, only to be left to crumble. Jon's photos preserve these buildings in our mind's eye, even if they are physically gone. Thank you, Jon!
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