Some places don’t try to preserve history—they just are history. Dwight, Illinois is one of those towns. While driving the full length of Route 66 in my Jeep, I pulled over at the old Ambler Becker Texaco Station and...
Chicago L Train Tracks – Fine Art Urban Industrial Photography
This view says everything about Chicago’s character—steel, structure, repetition. Standing beneath the L tracks downtown, you don’t just see the city, you feel its rhythm. It’s less about skyline and...
Velocity and Structure
New York never stops, but it does line up if you watch it long enough. From the Manhattan Bridge, the FDR Drive becomes a perfect channel of energy: traffic, river, architecture, and atmosphere all converging into one...
Tension in the Frame
Sometimes a scene doesn’t need depth—it just needs surface and line. This is one of those frames. Two windows. One rusted fire escape. A blank wall telling its own story through cracks, shadows, and rust.
There’s something...
Stillness Below the City
This isn’t the Manhattan that moves fast. This is the Manhattan that exhales. Shot from Brooklyn Bridge Park, the skyline becomes less about towers and more about rhythm—repetition, spacing, light.
I waited for the moment when the...
What’s Left Behind on Ellis Island
Not far from the stories everyone remembers about Ellis Island—the names, the processing halls, the American dreams—are these: the staff residences. Quiet, empty, overlooked, they are a building not celebrated, just slowly surrendered to...
Structure in Light
Boston doesn’t shout at night—it hums. The skyline isn’t about sheer height or spectacle. It’s about balance. A layered composition of towers and reflections, each lit with intention. When I took this shot, I wasn’t after the...
The Weight of What Was Locked Away
Some doors weren’t made to be opened often. This one—thick, monumental, and absurdly overbuilt—was made to protect more than just money. Stepping into this abandoned bank felt like trespassing into a monument of...