• Extraordinary Places Lost: Part II
• Extraordinary Places Lost: Part I

Much to my own dismay, one of the more popular abandoned locations in Atlanta wasn’t able to avoid this unlucky curse either. The Abandoned Prison I wrote about before was set ablaze by someone thinking it might be funny to leave their mark on the city in a violent and destructive way.

You can catch the article still on AJC.com (Atlanta Journal & Constitution).

I quickly made it down to the location the weekend after learning of the fire to see what was left. Thankfully, it looks as though only the entire second floor of the place was destroyed leaving a share of the unique gem still untouched by flames.

As you might have noticed from some of the other galleries I’ve posted Decorative Gallery and other posts Abandoned Prison: Part I that I’m really fond of abandoned places.

After learning about the abandoned prison in Atlanta, I couldn’t help but imagine what it’d be like to do portfolio building events there as well. I’ve always loved those captivating shots done by many other photographers with models in outlandish locations. This contrast between environment and model in my mind produces a surreal beauty that is otherwise extremely difficult to capture otherwise.

Needless to say, with that goal in mind, with a few other talented photographers we combined our efforts to hold a little event at the prison. We were lucky to be able to grab both Jessica & Meredith to shoot with us that day.

As always when I host these sorts of events, I shot quite a bit of the location while others were working with the models.

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.

• Popular
• Abandoned Places

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

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.

• Meisha
• 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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Well… It’s really been awhile since I’ve written about the lovely Jordan on the site. With that said, I’ve actually worked with her a great deal over the course of 2009 and only now have just begun to get these articles written to show case her tremendous creative growth.

If you’ve really paid close attention to my site, you might recognize the location. I actually “discovered” or more accurately “used for the first time” this location on the day of my Alice in Wonderland inspired shoot with Lindsay. It wasn’t quite as lovely a find as the location mentioned in my last post but to continue with my project of models in abandonments, it was suitable enough.

Here’s a little showcase of my work with Jordan that the abandoned house location. We had a mixture of wardrobe options on this day long extravaganza but ultimately she decided upon something with a little country flair with this location/shoot and I must say it worked quite well.

I’ve always felt that when it comes to unique and memorable photographs, the location is one of the key aspects that either is overlooked, underplayed, or outright skirted around by post processing in most photographs today. When you begin to involve a model, while he or she may be now a key subject of the photograph, typically the background or location is blurred to narrow your focus on the subject while I’ve always felt it has more of a role to play then that.

Ranting and raving aside, I really like to share a place that was demolished last year and say these abandoned locations are like delicate flowers (with very sharp thorns to the uneducated) that deserve our respect and reverence.

This is one such location that I happened upon during the tail end of 2008. Throughout most of 2009, I was able to host a number of shoots there and all of which resulted in some pretty spectacular shots. Here’s a small gallery for you to review if you’d care to see. (Two of my shoots at the location were nude and those images have been censored to keep this article in a relatively PG – 13.)

You may access the articles for the first two shoots shown in the gallery above by heading over to those specific articles linked below:

• Sandy
• Julie

But, heading back to the real showpiece of this article. I have to say, the loss of this location during 2009 was a bit of a shock. I was lucky, or not (depending upon how you view the situation) to learn of it being demolished on a day I intended to shoot there. I literally drove up as I watched a backhoe tear down the last remaining wall and drag it off to the side. It may be lost, but ultimately, it won’t be forgotten. Here’s a closer look into this truly extraordinary place that is now lost.

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

I’ve always been exceptionally good at remembering faces and traits about people. Frighteningly so and as in the tune, I still remember specific physical qualities from friends or acquaintances I may have only met once. With that, my story really has two parts, when I initially ran into Sandy and when I actually had the pleasure of working with her.

To start this entire affair, I initially met Sandy roughly 3 years ago at a local restaurant. Most will immediately have to admit, her look is exceptionally unique, it’s really not often you see a blazing redhead with dreadlocks running around. With that said, I was immediately drawn to ask her if she’d be interested in a shoot.

Laughably though, I ended getting distracted by my co-workers at the time and forgot about it. I did kick myself for it after the fact. Now, fast forward a few years, guess who happened to message me through Model Mayhem interested in a shoot? The rest, as they say, is history.

She is a tremendously creative individual and her professionalism is really top notched. If you need someone with her unique look in the Atlanta area definitely look this talented lady up through model mayhem!

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