Linda Jane

 

 

 

 

 

I am  a Fine Art Photographer,  I want to show you that there is beauty in everything we see.

 

 

 

    My goal is to show you  " The Beauty of Decay through my Eyes"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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When I photograph abandoned places -- a factory...a hospital. someone’s home, I hope to show the beauty of decay and the mystery of what has been left behind. I listen to the quiet and envision the history of the building and the people who were once there. Built during a time when hand crafting was valued, the heavy carved doors, arched windows, stained glass, soaring ceilings, and forged fixtures remain after many years.

 

What people leave behind fascinates me—in homes, everyday items that were once needed, once prized– a lunchbox, hairbrushes, toys, calendars from years ago, family photographs, the grand piano in the living room, a car…all left behind.

 

Why did businesses leave old ledgers and correspondence? Wasn’t it necessary to pass on the patient X-rays and medical records that are still in the file cabinets? Where are the students whose report cards and assignments are scattered on the classroom floor? Questions without answers.

 

Though I have photographed hundreds of abandoned places in over a dozen states, the former Paper Service Limited mill in my childhood hometown of Ashuelot, New Hampshire has been my recent focus. In 2005, the mill which had operated since 1883, and around which the town grew, was destroyed by the flooding from Tropical Storm Tammy. The life of the mill and its demise is the subject of my book, Dark Waters: The Rise and Fall of Paper Services Limited, which I plan to publish in late 2017.

 

Linda Jane

www.echoesofthepast.photography

1-413-222-4924