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Hi there; I'm Chris Allen, though online I mostly go by Stormdog. This is the primary online home of my photographs.
I tend to carry a camera with me just about everywhere, and bring home a commensurate number of images. I've taken to telling people who ask why I'm carrying my Canon around that you just never know when something interesting is going to happen.
My interest in making images was first sparked by abandoned buildings and urban ruins. I love visiting shuttered theatres, silent factories, and empty schools. I take the occasional trip to Gary, Indiana or Detroit, Michigan when I can to see the the beauty of America's rust belt.
Abandoned buildings are like ghosts to me. They've been left to decay by the humans who once inhabited them, but they are tied to the physical plane by bonds of steel and concrete. They have one foot in each world and don't belong fully to either. They want their story to be told.
The range of things that catch my eye has grown to include architecture (I love Art Deco buildings especially, and I can't get enough of old movie palaces) and cityscapes, vintage roadside attractions and tourist traps, and most anything just a little bit out of the ordinary.
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- Sleepless in Chicago 555 photos, 239 members
- Men with Long hair 3,103 photos, 1,101 members
- Art Deco The Deliciously Detailed To The Sublime Streamline 13,118 photos, 625 members
- Ticket booth 10,673 photos, 1,027 members
- STS-131 218 photos, 55 members
- Illinois Thunderstorms 1,643 photos, 302 members
- Akita Dogs 1,393 photos, 274 members
- Tribune Tower 147 photos, 44 members
- Shutter Photo @ Flickr 5,816 photos, 223 members
- Dr. Evermor Sculptures 558 photos, 70 members
- Fun-O-Rama 61 photos, 65 members
- Bridge Builder's Plates 286 photos, 30 members
- NPRO - National Photographers' Rights Organization 684 photos, 418 members
- Photography is not a crime 2,194 photos, 2,494 members
- Metal Deco 988 photos, 99 members
- Art-Deco 7,301 photos, 416 members
- Centralia 1,459 photos, 140 members
- House on the Rock 2,349 photos, 106 members
- Michigan's Copper Empire 731 photos, 127 members
- Neon Signs 81,042 photos, 7,310 members
- Movie Theatres 10,452 photos, 539 members
- Opera Houses & Theatres 6,159 photos, 572 members
- Drive-in Theaters 2,586 photos, 457 members
- Theater Marquees 6,771 photos, 837 members
- Movie Theaters & Drive Ins 11,210 photos, 925 members
- Theaters 12,975 photos, 1,012 members
- Former Theaters 7,917 photos, 538 members
- Wisconsin Urbex 316 photos, 50 members
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- Name:
- Christopher Allen
- Joined:
- October 2008
- Hometown:
- Kenosha, Wisconsin
- Currently:
- Chicago, United States of America
- I am:
- Male
- Occupation:
- IT support
- Website:
- http://stormdog.livejournal.com












