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Equinox27's photostream
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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 from the last three years 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.
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Testimonials (3)
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FL Architect Fan says:
"Jon'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."
20th February, 2009
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marti mann says:
"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."8th December, 2008
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cziffra1 says:
"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!"6th December, 2008
- Joined:
- January 2005
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