Patient name cards covered in dust, discovered inside the Polk Building at the West Tennessee Asylum for the Insane.
Photo: "The Trail"
Delicious fog creeping in over the city of San Francisco.
Photo: "Thurs Hearing Clinic"
Inside the 1930's era Polk Building at the West Tennessee Hospital for the Insane.
Photo: "Wash Away"
Valley View, Yosemite National Park
Last Saturday, I made an impromptu visit to Yosemite in search of some new fallen snow, which never quite made it down to the valley, but the mountain tops were beautifully capped, which was good enough for me. It felt so amazing to be back in nature. I definitely need to do this more often.
Photo: "Ducks"
Asylum hallway artwork.
Photo: "Fog Blanket"
Last night, I had intentions of shooting sunset at one of the local beaches. I watched the wispy clouds all day hoping they'd stick around and rushed back to the city in the afternoon, but as sunset neared, the clouds disappeared and the fog rolled in too thick for my original plans.
Today, I never intended to shoot the sunset, but once I noticed a less dense fog creeping over my house in Twin Peaks, I figured tonight, I'd embrace it. I grabbed my bag and rushed out the door and arrived at the Twin Peaks lookout just in time to capture a few shots of the city basking in a pink glow.
I hung out and waited for blue hour, which happens to be my absolute favorite time of day for photos, and captured this image while chatting to a marketing rep from+pashadelic. From the lookout, I didn't notice City Hall was lit up in rainbow colors, so that was a nice surprise when I began editing the images.
Photo: "Single Family Rehabilitation Home"
Inside Unit 2, a very large Children's Preventorium at the former South Mountain Sanatorium, lies this unusual structure. Located on the fourth floor in the center section of the building, sits what resembles a standard family house, complete with a living room, dining room, bathroom, kitchen and two small bedrooms. Sadly, not much information can be found about this house, but from the documentation I have found, it seems it was designed to be a rehabilitation home for a family with a child who had tuberculosis, but was not yet showing the active symptoms of the disease.
Photo: "Fogged In"
Foggy morning at the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.
Photo: "One Hundred Shades of Red"
"He painted the sky
knowing red was her color
led her outside
covered her eyes
felt the beams on her skin
and when her eyes opened
she looked towards the sky
and saw it painted
in a hundred shades of red."
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Photo: "New Growth"
Nature always wins.
Photo: "Growth"
Vines creep into a patient room at the psychopathic building at the former West Tennessee Hospital for the Insane.
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Exploring Oregon with my iPhone
Last weekend, I spent a few days venturing around Oregon with friends. Saturday we explored the many waterfalls of the Columbia River Gorge and on Sunday we wandered the Pearl and South East Districts of Portland as well as Cathedral Park.
I really enjoy getting to experience new environments and since this was only my second trip to Portland, it still all felt very new. The air smelt different, very fresh and crisp. The skyline was instead blocked by trees, not massive buildings. The weather was much colder and wetter than San Francisco and the amount of nature and greenery I absorbed was overwhelming.
During my travels, I always try to also capture my experiences with my iPhone because of the freedom to easily photograph an instant without altering the moment by setting up a DSLR.
(The images below were edited with VSCO and Rookie for iOS.)
Columbia River Gorge
Multnomah Falls
Panther Falls
Panther Falls
Brian Bonham shooting Panther Falls
Brian Bonham shooting with his Yashica at Panther Falls
Bronty enjoying the cool streams
Cathedral Park, Oregon
Saint John's Bridge
Saint John's Bridge
Saint John's Bridge
South East Porland
Former electrical supply company
Former electrical supply company
Former electrical supply company
Former electrical supply company
Former electrical supply company
Brian Matiash at a former electrical supply company
Former electrical supply company
Pearl District, Portland
Cargo Imports
Cargo Imports
Cargo Imports
Cargo Imports
Cargo Imports
Photo: "K Building"
The Polk Building, or K Building, at the Western State Hospital in Tennessee, formerly known as the West Tennessee Hospital for the Insane, was constructed in 1932 as a psychopathic facility with 400 beds for patients.
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Photo: "List By Number"
This label maker list of names and what I believe to be phone extensions was found on the wall inside the nurse's station at Polk Building of Western State Hospital in Tennessee.
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Photo: "Missing Doorlandia"
A few years ago I used to get out and shoot one night almost every full moon with a regular group of nocturnal photographers. These days my schedule is a lot busier and I tend to do more sunrise shooting, so I don't get out at night as often as I'd like. I'm definitely hoping to change that this year.
This image is from the archives, from a car dismantler in Northern California. The collection of cars here is pretty incredible and they all possess such amazing personalities.
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