Print: Sun-Drenched Chair

I found this armchair inside an abandoned home in Cairo, Illinois. It was a difficult subject to expose for because of the extremely harsh late-afternoon sun. I intentionally underexposed in order to maintain highlight detail. I don't mind the resulting deep shadows (sometimes with no detail), as they give the chair a more ominous and mysterious presence. I used my Mamiya C330 with a 55mm lens and Kodak Tmax 400 film. The physical darkroom print is 10"x10".

Print: 27th Street Lounger

Cairo, Illinois is located at the southernmost tip of Illinois, and is known as "The Gateway to the South". A prosperous community many years ago, Cairo now sits mostly abandoned. It's population, once over 15,000, now barely hovers above 2,000. Many of its residents unfortunately live in poverty. The majority of homes in Cairo sit vacant, waiting to be demolished. This lounge chair sits in one of these abandoned houses, on 27th street. I used my Mamiya C330 with a 55mm lens, and Kodak TMax 400 film. The physical darkroom print is 10"x10".

Print: Bunny Rider

I found this bunny spring rider in a small town in north-central Illinois. He was the oldest piece on the playground, an all-metal, faded relic amongst the brightly colored plastic safety equipment that had been built up around him. I used my Mamiya C330 with an 80mm f/2.8 lens and Kodak T-Max 400 film. The physical darkroom print is 10"x10".