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  • Close up of a fence with city buildings in the background.
    locked out.tif
  • From behind the overgrowth this does not look like a school but that is what it is.  There are new buildings next door but those too have been abandoned for a much larger school 30 miles away.
    Schools Out.jpg
  • Travel a few minutes down the road from the post office and you will find a small house with a few work shacks next to the tracks. In this part of Appalachia traditional work buildings are more common than new apartment complexes and shopping centers.
    By the tracks.tif
  • While most of the old buildings in  downtown Wilmington have been remodeled into B&Bs, galleries or upscale shops and homes, north 4th street hasn't changed all that much.
    G. Stein Furniture Co.jpg
  • The Jaffe Building was built between 1914 and 1919 and was the home of a furniture business run by the Jaffe family for 50 years. It gained local recognition when it was associated with the Wilmington 10 and civil rights struggles during the 1970s.
    The Jaffe Building.jpg
  • This building probably originally a small business that has since been converted into a church.
    Holy Tabernacle.jpg
  • This building looks as though it was once a small factory.  Now it sits mostly abandoned and is used for storage.
    Yesterday's factory.jpg
  • A church in a small town that is either without followers or has moved to a new location because the building is for sale.
    The Gospel For Sale.jpg
  • Half of this cabin was splintered by a tornado while the other half seems almost untouched.   Too bad, because it was an interesting old building.
    Splinters.jpg
  • The tree covered roads of the Appalachian Mountains have few tobacco barns but a lot of simple structures and houses like this one. This building look abandoned but was still in use for storage.
    Tree Farm.tif
  • What an interesting building with a strange tower on top and the signs of removed wrap around porch. The front of the house is not occupied but the small back area is.
    Tower on Top.jpg
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  • Looking as good as new this art deco classic built in 1907 has recently been remodeled.  Hidden away on 4th street far enough from the center it goes unnoticed by most.
    Art Deco 1907.jpg
  • The front of this house does not look too bad but the back has collapsed almost completely.
    Tornado Damage.jpg
  • An old workshop built out of cheap and basic materials.  It's original use is history now and it is left to ruins.
    Tin Roof, Cinderblock, & Wooden Door...jpg
  • Broken glass, old weathered wood, and vines growing over the shed out back are some of the nostalgic symbols of the old south.
    Weathered wood.jpg
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  • The green valley of Leh.
    Ladakhi Landscapes-9539.jpg
  • What a strange mix of things to find in an old abandoned gas station/market.  When the road was widened it became difficult to stop and this business did not survive.
    Strange Mix.jpg
  • Across the field from this barn is a new house.  It leads you to wonder if the owners bought the land just for the barn.
    Ideal Barn.jpg
  • While shooting the series Postcards from the South I managed to squeeze in one little self portrait.
    Self Portrait.jpg
  • Religion is a very common symbol of the south that continues to be alive and strong to this day. This church has a plaque designating it as historical so for now it is not only symbol of the south but a protected one.
    Protected Symbol.jpg
  • This little shotgun house has yet to be bought and restored while the rest of the house on the block have.
    The Neighbors Have Left Town.jpg
  • Directly behind this old house is a new large house with a football field size horse pasture in front of it.  It is interesting that they left this house to fall in on it's own.
    Bigger and Better.jpg
  • Before the small country road turned into a major thoroughfare a small gas station like this was enough but now it is just abandoned.
    Out Back.jpg
  • When do we move in? Beautiful houses like these don't always survive change.  This house is on a road that use to be small but now is full of gas stations, auto garages and traffic.  It will probably be on the market for a while.
    For Sale.jpg
  • Symmetric and simple as a warehouse should be.
    Alpha Storage.jpg
  • Harrell's was probably the store that had everything you needed back around 1903 when it was first opened.  With a Walmart less than an hour away it has become more of a landmark than an actual department store.
    Harrell's.jpg
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  • The Golden Temple in Amritsar
    India-7048.jpg
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  • Young Buddhist Monks hand out in front of the mountain top temple above Leh.
    Ladakh-9780.jpg
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  • This is not a typical barn from the Southeast.  Normal tobacco barns have space for air to circulate and don't have all the small chimneys like this one.  This picture was taken on a back road between Goldsboro and Wilmington North Carolina.
    Tobacco1.tif
  • Pick any back road in tobacco country and you are sure to find 1 if not 5 barns similar to this one. They always look like they could fall down any day but year after year they are still standing and being used.
    Old Barn.tif
  • It is not clear who lived in these houses or when they were last inhabited but they were definitely used for tobacco pickers at some point.
    Sharecropper.tif
  • The castle in Carcassonne, France lit up at night.
    Southern France-7409.jpg
  • This important Wilmington landmark played an important role in the movie Blue Velvet.  The film industry has helped to revitalize this small port city.
    Blue Velvet.jpg
  • Looking through the ruins of an old destroyed work shed.
    The Shed Out Back.jpg
  • Like the previous house with the wrap around porch this house looks ready to move into.  The only signs of it's declines can be seen in the details.  When the road in front changes so does the chances of houses like this one lasting long.
    Neighbors.jpg
  • When the street only has three businesses on it there is no need for a flashy store front.
    No need for a sign.jpg
  • Mobile homes are not often seen as a thing of beauty but in the south for many they are a symbol of the American Dream, to own your own land and have a home.
    The American Dream.jpg
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  • Sikh guard at the Golden Temple
    India-7084.jpg
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  • The fort in the capital of Ladakh, Leh, that overlooks the valley below.
    Ladakhi Landscapes-9577.jpg
  • Black and white shot taken from Central Park on a cold winter night.
    Big City Dream.tif
  • This is the local post office that at one point might have served also as a train stop. Now  the only trains that pass are freight.
    Post Office.tif
  • Even though this barn is missing a few boards it still provides a dry shelter for this farm's horse.
    Stable.tif
  • Although there are no signs of the old gas pumps this had to be a gas station.  What else could it have been?
    No Stopping.jpg
  • Barns like these disappear when the crops are high and reappear when they are low.
    Island in the grass.jpg
  • It looks as though the owners left the house running and that might be the case based on the substantial storm damage to the roof and shed out back.
    Left running.jpg
  • Behind this wall of plants and overgrowth is an old hidden two story home.  From the road the only noticeable sign of a home is the mail box.
    Hidden.jpg
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  • The Julia Hospital replaced older facilities on the CRHP campus with a new state of the art facility.
    CRHP-3492.jpg
  • One of the many homestays on the Markha Valley Trek.
    Ladakh-0640.jpg
  • Sikh guard at the Golden Temple
    India-7052.jpg
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  • This old library is on the roof of a Buddhist monastery in Ladakh.
    Ladakh-0283.jpg
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  • Leh is the capital city of Ladakh.  Upper Leh is mostly green farms while lower Leh is full of busy small streets and shops.
    Ladakh-9463.jpg
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  • What series of postcards from the past would be complete without a rusty old bike?
    Flat tire.jpg
  • A closer look reveals the home that is invisible from the road. Why it was abandoned is unclear but the new residents are plants and animals.
    Hidden 2.jpg
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  • Main street Leh is full of trekking outfitters and internet cafes.
    Ladakh-9599.jpg
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  • The Leh Palace overlooks the Ladakhi Himalayan town of Leh. The palace was built by King Sengge Namgyal in the 17th century.
    Ladakh-9462.jpg
  • This old abandoned farm house can be found on the back roads between the Chesapeake bay and Sandbridge Beach.
    Southern Home.tif
  • Old tobacco barns and farm houses are one of The Souths great contributions to Americana.
    barn collage.tif
  • A common sign in the old south.  As more land and homes are abandoned the more ubiquitous these signs become.
    No Trespassing.jpg
  • An old tracker makes us think of a time in the past but this tracker is still used to haul wood.
    Chopping wood.jpg
  • Barbed wire blocks entrance to an abandoned building in Warsaw, Poland.
    Poland-5323.jpg
  • A view of the moat of the interior castle in Carcassonne, France.
    DSC_0168.jpg
  • A homeless man sits against tempory wall covered with posters for job offers and musical concerts.  Behind this wall land is being cleared for new apartment buildings.
    Reggae Splash 5393.jpg
  • In the summer the streets of Port de la Selva, one of Costa Brava's best beach towns, is full of people but, in the winter only the sun and the buildings hang around.
    Port de la Selva-1010094.jpg
  • In the Omo Valley the tribes live from month to month.  Money and infrustructure are needed to build up supplies and stave off famine. Efforts have been made by previous governments to introduce farming and settle the nomadic tribes.
    Abandoned Project-6789.jpg
  • Two crew members set up the traveling while ominous clouds build in the background.
    Set of the traveling_DSC4360.jpg
  • Many of the old residents in the building have either died or moved out due to old age.  When this happens the property owner divides the apartment into two separate spaces and rents them out at much higher prices as offices.   They also rip up the antique tiles, lay down cheap flooring and throw the old tiles in the garbage.
    ELT_8220.jpg
  • An old pulley on the side of a building. I am not sure what it was used for.
    Pulley.tif
  • Mountain view with snow from an abandoned building.
    Out my window_DSC2383.jpg
  • A protest sign that looks like a constructions sign reads, "Caution, A people building a country" during the National Day of Catalonia.
    ELT_5376.jpg