A while back, I shot around this abandoned set of train tracks in Somerville with my buddy, Laz. It was an awesome area, ripe with all sorts of UrbEx HDR opportunities. Sadly, the week after we shot in the area, Chris told me that the entire place was closed off, the tracks were ripped out,...
Ahhh… the turnstiles of Boston’s MBTA system. I am especially fond of when they close the hip-crushing jaws on me just when I think I am safe to pass. Spread the word:
In order to get some uninterrupted shooting done in the Davis Square T Station, I paid it a visit in the late evening. It was really nice to have the station pretty much devoid of any passengers. I was especially happy with how this escalator shot turned out. Spread the word:
It’s pretty crazy, actually, that just a few weeks after shooting these abandoned train tracks in Somerville, MA, they were ripped out and are no longer there. I was told that the city is prepping the area to extend the adjacent pedestrian walkway further into town. A little bittersweet. Spread the word:
So maybe I have a problem. Depends on who you ask, perhaps. I love derelict places. The kind of places with broken glass everywhere, going crunch under your sneakers. Where the walls have poster-sized holes broken through, exposing pipework covered in a patina of rust. I could do without the rank odor that usually accompanies...
