Sometimes, a journey of five years begins with a single hour. At least, that’s what happened to Stephen Wilkes. One assignment — to photograph the side of Ellis Island that no one sees — turned into an obsession, and now a book.
Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom documents the weather-beaten remnants of the immigration hub’s abandoned hospital buildings, where people who steamed past the Statue of Liberty on crowded ships were sometimes held back if they had an infectious disease or obvious disorder.
Sometimes, a journey of five years begins with a single hour. At least, that’s what happened to Stephen Wilkes. One assignment — to photograph the side of Ellis Island that no one sees — turned into an obsession, and now a book.
Ellis Island: Ghosts of Freedom documents the weather-beaten remnants of the immigration hub’s abandoned hospital buildings, where people who steamed past the Statue of Liberty on crowded ships were sometimes held back if they had an infectious disease or obvious disorder.
The story: Lee Vining Canyon is, not surprisingly, in the canyon above the eastern Sierra town of Lee Vining. The canyon contains extensive groves of aspen trees including this small stand near the Aspen campground. I had driven past it more than once without noticing that it is filled with many unique and colorful bird houses. There is no indication of who put them there or why.
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The story: Not too much to say about this photograph… this concrete structure is from the interior of a building in San Francisco.
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