Borwich State Hospital

kts · August 21, 2008

About 2 months ago I went to the greatest abandoned hospital I have seen yet. The drive, the long walk to and from the place in the sweltering heat, and getting dehydrated along the way were well worth it for everything I got to see. Still with almost a full day of exploring this HUGE location we only got to see about a 1/3rd of the place. Hiding from the security ninjas here was also part of the fun...

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armchair warriors

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this bed

stacked

i found where all the doors ended up

boring stairwell shot

tweaked out

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this bed, part 2

exit only

can't you see i'm trying to get some work done here?

bright

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this bed, part 3

theatre of the mind

green hallways rock

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quiet riot

an attempt at a tub shot

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this bed, part 4

tunnels are yummy

psych out

a nice breeze

breaking in

first look

yummy

exit stage left

more tub work

dank

off center

Sorry for so many shots of this plaxce, especially the bed but I loved this place in a way that words can't describe.

jeffmeyers · August 21, 2008

Very, very good shots. Super captures! I wonder if some of them would look even better (mood-wise) converted to B&W. Just a thought. NOT a criticism.

darkdragon · August 21, 2008

What an amazing place and some amazing shots too.

"bright" is my #1 favorite.

Great job

KED · August 21, 2008

STUNNING!!! I have a particular affinity for stuff like this and your captures are awesome. I may be heading to Maryland one of these days (I know that's where you are from; please let me know if that's not where these were taken

).

boblu262 · August 21, 2008

Absolutely fantastic!
What a great find! The images are haunting and captivating.

JasonL · August 21, 2008

Great
That is a Great series, I LOVE it. keep up the great work.

coscorrosa · August 21, 2008

Wow, that's a fantastic series, great compositions all around, one could spend days shooting there, so many interesting subjects.

Dogdots · August 21, 2008

Lucky you to have found such a place to photograph

All your photographs speak loudly of the past. Will you be going back to photograph the area you missed? Hope so...would love to see more.

Hindsight · August 22, 2008

Nice work!
Love them!! Very well done, and I love your use of natural light.

For those like me who love this stuff be also sure to check out Shaun O'Boyle's work if you've never seen it.

Miguel Delinquento · August 22, 2008

A treat for the eyes
I am so glad I checked out these shots. The images are provocative and the colors you squeezed out of them are fascinating. It looks like you had a satisfying and exhausting time. The whole gestalt--you shooting there--seems very dream-like.

M

kts · August 22, 2008

Thanks everyone!

jeffmeyers wrote:

Very, very good shots. Super captures! I wonder if some of them would look even better (mood-wise) converted to B&W. Just a thought. NOT a criticism.

I need to learn more about doing B&W conversions. I would like to experiment with that, I really only do minimal post processing work, I really should challenge myself and play with B&W a bit... I'll have to post some up once I do them.

KED wrote:

I may be heading to Maryland one of these days (I know that's where you are from; please let me know if that's not where these were taken ).

This place is about 4 states away. There is a lot of good stuff in MD however, drop me a PM when you sort out your plans and I'll show you around.

coscorrosa wrote:

Wow, that's a fantastic series, great compositions all around, one could spend days shooting there, so many interesting subjects.

I wish I had a whole long weekend up there, there really is a lot to see there.

Dogdots wrote:

Lucky you to have found such a place to photograph

All your photographs speak loudly of the past. Will you be going back to photograph the area you missed? Hope so...would love to see more.

I definitely want to go back soon, my schedule has been making long trips like this a bit hectic recently.

Phyxius · August 29, 2008

These are great! If they don't comment soon I'll PM this thread to our resident abandoned urban geniuses, Schmoo, Zweiblumen, and MAnvil.

That natural light is awesome and the whole place just looks really cool.

I'd love to shoot stuff like this sometime, great job!!

schmoo · August 29, 2008

Phyxius wrote:

These are great! If they don't comment soon I'll PM this thread to our resident abandoned urban geniuses, Schmoo, Zweiblumen, and MAnvil.

That natural light is awesome and the whole place just looks really cool.

I'd love to shoot stuff like this sometime, great job!!

No worries, we three love the Kev and we love the Borwich! :ivar

Borwich State Hospital

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