I’ve always been fascinated by unique places. Places that have been forgotten, abandoned, or generally abused always leave me curious and thoughtful. Who lived here? Whats the story might these walls or grounds tell? One of my greatest objectives when shooting is to simply capture something that invokes an emotion or thought. If I accomplish that goal then I feel the final image is a success.

Ultimately, let me begin by saying the Abandoned Prison located in Atlanta is a fairly popular location. Many have been there to explore and hopefully many more will follow in the future. My first visit was laughable, cautious and a little dangerous, I nearly fell through what happened to be an ivy covered roof. If you get a chance to visit, enjoy, and most of all, respect the location.

With that said, please enjoy the gallery below of the shots from my first visit to this amazing location.

A number of the images from this location are available in the Fine Art Prints section of my site.

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However, If you see something you are particularly fond of please don’t hesitate to send me a quick message for a quote.

If there is anything I’ve learned over the course of the past year or two it’s that you never let a special setting, location or event go to waste when you’re a passionate photographer. Relatively recently, Woodstock Georgia was blessed with about 4 to 5 inches of snow and this was an excellent opportunity to treat the “boys” to something they are really not used to.

Ozzy, my bull mastiff, hasn’t ever been exposed to that much snow and it took him a good day to realize that it’s something that he can eat. However, when tossing him snow balls… it was easily resolved although I think he also got to experience the pain of a brain freeze at least once or twice.

Caesar, on the other hand, my pug/box mix (don’t ask… ), enjoyed the winter weather as it reminded him of home and his large family back in Indiana. To be honest, he spent most of the winter storm looking regal/commanding in the yard. Occasionally he would get curious and re-explore his territory but ultimately decide it was better to be inside bundled up in a warm bed.

If you’d like to catch more of this dynamic duo, be sure to check out the other articles on my site!

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Jessica was born February 26th, 1979 and passed away on February 15th, 2010. She was survived by 2 children Rachel and Ethan, her loving partner Jaclyn and all of those who will remember the wonderful person that she was. No matter her faults, Jessica always stood for what she believed in, even when no one else did. She saw the good in others that no one would even take notice in. She was stronger than most and faced her own mortality with a courage that most of us lack in life. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 at the tender age of 27. She fought a long and hard battle that many of us will be blessed to never know. However it is important that we acknowledge what she went through and the disease that she fought so long and hard that ultimately lead her from this world. Jessica did not lose the battle, she won the hearts of everyone that has ever crossed her path and she will be remembered and revered as an icon of hope for the survivors of women who have passed with this terrible disease that doctors say she was too young to die from. Her life may have been short, but in her death, she has become a warrior for young women diagnosed with Breast Cancer and a Hero to her children.

Big City was introduced to Jessica in October of 2009. They had been struggling to find a Breast Cancer Charity that would be willing to work with a burlesque troop and decided just to send the proceeds of their picture sales to whichever charity Jessica chose. When asked where she wanted the proceeds from the sales of her pictures to go, she said “I want the money to go to the kids who have lost a Mom to Breast Cancer”. As it turns out, there is no such foundation. There are plenty of scholarship foundations for colleges, but nothing to help a child overcome the emotional damage caused by watching a parent waste away to cancer. The Jessica Patterson Foundation was created to do just that help bring about her wishes. The proceeds from the sales of the entire Pink Ribbon Series will go to help support the emotional and financial needs of children who have lost a parent or loved one to Cancer.

You may access Jessica Patterson’s Charity Gallery by the following link:

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Special Thanks to:

• Dim Horizon Studio for generously donating countless hours in photography, editing, and services for the cause.
• Pinky Shear for organizing the shoots and providing wardrobe.
• Kenton McGhee for hair and make-up design.
• The Fed Ex Office in Alpharetta for their generous service donation.

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Speaking to the Kennesaw Abandonment and the location I spoke of previously as the Kennesaw Mountain Abandonment, this home really was relatively new to the abandonment scene. While, I can’t say for certain and I’m only using my skills of observation to determine it, this house couldn’t have been more then 3 to 6 years old. Scrappers obviously had their way with the home (most of the fixtures, pipes, & wire was ripped out of the house) but the overall structure was something you might have seen in any new development in Kennesaw.

It looked as though it would have been a lovely home if it hadn’t been for a truly horrible location. The driveway wasn’t really finished nor did it look as though it was ever finished and across the street was a power station. So… if you don’t mind glowing in the dark and having to have a 4 wheel drive to park at your house, it was definitely a home for you.

With all those things aside though, here’s a gallery of the images I was able to create in this amazing location.

And if you’d like to take a deeper dive into the articles associated with the pictures above.

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• Collette
• Jordan
• Lindsay

I’d like to conclude this article with more shots of this lovely house that is no more. I always feel a little regret when dealing with places like this. I always hate to see them go, but it does make me work harder to take advantage of places that aren’t lost to the world.

As with all images on my site, should you have any questions, comments or would like a print of any image displayed please feel free to Contact Me directly.

As with the last couple of posts on my site with Dahlia and Jordan, this shoot was at that nice little abandonment I discovered in Kennesaw.

Meisha contacted me through Model Mayhem looking to do something different then the standard portraits she had in her portfolio. I offered for her to review my inspiration gallery and from that we were able to narrow our focus. With that in mind, we met one weekend and set off to take advantage of this lovely location. I will take a moment to say, I’ve posted these articles totally in the wrong sequence. Technically speaking, I shot Lindsay, then Meisha, then Dahlia and last Jordan.

Take a look at some of these fantastic shots we were able to do!

I’ve found that once you discover an interesting location like an abandoned house, You have to do as much as you can to take advantage of it while it lasts. After loosing the one location I mentioned before, I vowed to myself that I wouldn’t let any other opportunities go by the wayside.

It was early last year that I was contacted with the concept of doing a “Doll” themed shoot. I immediately jumped at the idea thinking that would be perfect to incorporate into my models in abandonments series. Dahlia really didn’t disappoint in the slightest with wardrobe, hair, or make-up. Her looks smacks so perfectly of a vintage aesthetic that the pictures nearly shot themselves as we went through the abandoned location.

And now a few words from Ms. Dahlia Danger.

This photoshoot was the first time i had ever worked with Matt of Dim Horizons Studio before. We met up at a easy access location right near the abandoned house. We talked a while and Matt made me feel very comfortable, almost like it was just me and a friend doing a photo shoot, now because we were in a nasty old abandoned house Matt made sure i was comfortable and safe the whole time. (which is very cool) we joked around and like i said it was a very comfortable environment. Matt also let me do what ever pose that came in mind and that was great made me feel more involved with his work. i would definitely work with Matt again.

Take a look at some of these fantastic shots we were able to do!

If you’d like to see more of this lovely dolls work, I’d highly suggest you check out her Model Mayhem page and definitely schedule some time with her if you are so inclined!

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