BOWTIE JOINT: THE ABANDONED SERIES - EAST ST. LOUIS
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BOWTIE JOINT:
THE ABANDONED SERIES - EAST ST. LOUIS
MODEL: BOWTIE
PHOTOGRAPHER: FRED FINCH
THE ABANDONED BUILDING SERIES IS AN ONGOING PROJECT THAT COMBINES THESE AWESOME STRUCTURES/LOCATIONS WITH BOW TIE CIGARS AND FASHION. THIS COMBINATION, FOR ME, IS THOROUGHLY AMAZING AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PART OF THE BOW TIE CIGAR ADVERTISING SCHEME. AS WELL AS, MY ARTISTIC CONTRIBUTION TO CIGAR CULTURE; A CULTURE I LOVE AND REPRESENT!
ABANDONED BUILDINGS ARE INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS SITES. PHOTOGRAPHING THEM IS NOT SOMETHING I TAKE LIGHTLY. PLEASE DO MUCH RESEARCH ON A LOCATION, BEFORE SHOOTING THERE. IT IS MY PRAYER THAT NO ONE (INCLUDING MYSELF) EVER BE IN HARM’S WAY, SHOOTING A LOCATION WITHIN THIS CATEGORY. PLEASE BE SAFE.
“ONE OF MY FAVORITE SUBJECTS TO SHOOT IS A LONG FORGOTTEN STRUCTURE BEING SLOWLY TAKEN BACK BY NATURE. THESE BUILDINGS SPEAK OF DAYS GONE BY AND WHISPERED STORIES THAT HAVE LONG FADED FROM THE WALLS. PHOTOGRAPHING ABANDONED LOCATIONS IS NOT FOR THE TIMID PHOTOGRAPHER. THERE IS STILL BEAUTY LEFT IN THESE OLD BUILDINGS; IT JUST REQUIRES A LITTLE WORK TO SHOW EVERYONE ELSE WHAT YOU SEE.” SHEENA KOONTZ
TWO PHOTOGRAPHERS THAT INSPIRE ME GREATLY, IN REGARDS TO THIS PROJECT, AND PHOTOGRAPHY IN GENERAL, ARE GORDON PARKS AND JASON LANIER.
SINCERELY, BOWTIE.
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I DROVE PAST THIS GRAIN ELEVATOR EVERYDAY, FOR A FEW YEARS OF MY LIFE. EACH TIME I PAST IT, I CAME TO APPRECIATE IT'S BEAUTY EVEN MORE THAN THE TIME BEFORE. CREATING AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET THIS SHOOT DONE WAS A BIT TRICKY. ALSO, AFTER ACTUALLY GETTING TO THE LOCATION, I REALIZED HOW DANGEROUS THIS AREA REALLY IS AT THE BUILDING'S BASE.
THIS SHOOT IS A SCALED BACK VERSION OF WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY ENVISIONED. THIS DECISION WAS MADE, TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND MYSELF.