Architectural Interiors
Read More
Squirrel Cage Jail
This very unusual cylindrical jail had one entrance and was rotated to let prisioners in and out. Council Bluffs, Iowa, 2013
Shaker Simplicity
The simplicity and geometry of circular stairways make them some of my favorite subjects. Pleasant Hill Shaker Village, Kentucky, 2008
Stairway to Heaven
This chapel is a commercial museum and photographer friendly after paying your entrance fee. Loretto Chapel, Sante Fe, New Mexico, 2008
Loretto Chapel Stairs
Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2015
Chase County Courthouse Stairs
This is the oldest functioning courthouse in Kansas and recently renovated. Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, 2012
Side Ambulatory
I didn't have my tripod and held the camera against a wall for the long exposure. Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, Israel, 2009
To the Top of the Stairs
The Boulderado Hotel, Boulder, Colorado have been very photographer friendly and this picture was taken while lying on the floor and looking up. 2010
San Luis Chapel
The San Luis Chapel is located in a small town in south central Colorado. The chapel was build as part of a sculpture garden with bronze Stations of the Cross by a local artist. It sits atop a hill and get great light for photographs al almost any time during the day. San Luis, Colorado, 2010
Convent Chapel
Convents and monistaries often have beautiful chapels and they are usually happy to let photographers in to take pictures. Mount St. Scholastica, Atchison, Kansas, 2010
Prison Cell
While restored theaters and opera houses are fun to photograph, I like decarying urban structures like old prisons and hospitals. Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2011
Shave and a Haircut two Bits
While restored theaters and opera houses are fun to photograph, I like decarying urban structures like old prisons and hospitals. Prison Barber Chair, Eastern State Penitentiary, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2011
Sunlight Through the Glass
This was an HDR bracketed exposure to preserve detail in both the shadows and highlights. Macky Auditorium, Boulder, Colorado, 2011
Cloister Colonnade
This is part of the monastery at Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, France, 2012
Ancient Ambulatory
I find the side ambulatories of large chaels are both interesting to photograpy and less crowded than the central nave. Rouen Cathedral, Rouen, France, 2012
Chase County Courthouse Stairs
I photographed this stairway a number of time, but until I got a fisheye lens I could never get the whole stairway in one image. Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, 2012
Pharmacist's Workbench
There is a small pharmacy museum in Lincoln, Kansas just off the I-70 freeway. It was dark inside but bracketed exposures and HDR processing allowed me to get detail from the shadows. 2012
Old Barn
HDR bracketed exposures were the only way to capture the dark inside of the barn with the bright scence in the window. Techatticup Mine/Nelson Ghost Town, El Dorodo Canyon, Nevada, 2013
Amargosa Opera House
Death Valley Junction is literally the junction of two roads just outside of Death Valley, California. About the only commercial structures in town are an old motel and this attached opera house. All the walls and ceiling are painted murals done by a retired ballerina from New York City. 2013
Amargosa Opera House
Death Valley Junction is literally the junction of two roads just outside of Death Valley, California. About the only commercial structures in town are an old motel and this attached opera house. All the walls and ceiling are painted murals done by a retired ballerina from New York City. 2013
Ready for the Show
As with many old restored theaters and opera houses the Elks Opera House in Prescott, Arizona was very photographer friendly, especially if you share your images with them. 2013
Elks Opera House
As with many old restored theaters and opera houses the Elks Opera House in Prescott, Arizona was very photographer friendly, especially if you share your images with them. 2013
Half Dome
Cincinnati Train Station, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2013
Ceiling of the Cincinnati Union Terminal
The Union Station in Cincinnati, Ohio is a half dome with the front of the station enclosing the dome. It is nicely restored and fun to photograph. 2013
Round and Round
The simplicity and geometry of circular stairways make them some of my favorite subjects. Currituck Lighthouse, Duck, North Carolina, 2013
Up the Stairway
The simplicity and geometry of circular stairways make them some of my favorite subjects. Currituck Lighthouse, Duck, North Carolina, 2013
Down Stairs
The simplicity and geometry of circular stairways make them some of my favorite subjects. Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, 2013
Scout's Rest
The barn at Buffalo Bill's Ranch, North Platte, Nebraska, 2013
Orpheum Theater
Many towns have redecorated their community theaters and are usually happy to show them off and allow photographers to take pictures. Orpheum Theater, Omaha, Nebraska, 2013
Church Tower Stairs
Very well worn stairs were the only way to get to the top the the Munich Cathedral bell tower for a view of the city. Munich, Germany, 2013
Governor's Mansion
Older mansions like this one in Denver, Colorado are often dark and hard to photograph without a tripod and bracketed HDR exposures. 2014
Pioneer Still Life
Fairplay, Colorado 2015
Make a Joyful Noise
Every winter when outisde photography is not to my liking in Colorado I go to the Air Force Academy Chapel, Colorado Springs, Colorado. The staff is very helpful and lets me up in the choir loft to photograph the organ. 2012
Marble Stairway
One of my favorite circular stairways. Air Force Academy Library, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2012
Holy Place
The use of HDR bracketed exposures allowed me to give the St. Mary's Cathedral a very painterly look in this Lenten season image. Colorado Springs, Colorado, 2012
City Hall
Colorado Springs, CO 2015
City Hall
Colorado Springs, CO 2015
