My year in review - 2014 was a cool year, got to explore a few times and got to do a lot of traveling. Visited Europe for non-UE things but still managed to stumble drunk into an isolation hospital next to my hotel in south of France right near the Spain border. Got to visit the small and poor fishing village where my mom's family is from in Co. Galway, Ireland... Met the only remaining living family member there, 98 years old and doesn't speak a word of English. Got to go inside the untouched abandoned houses (some intact, others in ruins) that my family built before coming to America. The most intact one was where my Great Uncle and Aunt lived until their deaths in the 1980s, and all their stuff still just sitting there. Came back to America learned how to develop both B&W and C-41 processes. Got a new car and moved to Rhode Island.





1 & 2 are of Marlboro State Hospital in NJ prior to demolition this year. Gonna miss that place, it was the first psychiatric hospital I ever visited when I first got into this stuff.


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18 - 23 are my final couple times at Foxborough State Hospital prior & during to the demo of all the abandoned outer buildings.

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The next shot is of Foxborough taken with a Mamiya RB67 and were the first rolls of medium format film I ever hand developed.

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Then I went to Europe...



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30. Great Aunt and Uncles bedroom





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33. Asylum where two members of my family were once committed






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Perhaps I will run in to some of you in 2015.

Awesome stuff as usual dude

jesus christ man - you had one stellar year! absolutely brilliant work -
cheers to 2015!

# 9 is scrumptious....most appealing! 38 and 41 also get my vote. Not a bad pic in the bunch. Gorgeous Set.

This was an absolutely perfect and well chosen set. The 'attractness' of #7 draws me back again and again. The collapsing floor with the bed is, for me, probably the biggest visual treat in this whole set. What a successful year of exploring!

These are all such beautiful shots! Keep it up in 2015! The second shot is my favorite for sure, but they are all great!

Chillin'

What a year! Some amazing shots there.

Very nice work, Southshore!

Outstanding year and shots! Congrats.

Nice collection Southie.

great locations and shots!

Damn good year for sure. That's rad you got to visit the family connections and got to explore at the same time. I'm sure that was a great trip.

Beautiful. I really enjoy your choices about color, in the color photos. Also the consideration of lighting in the shots where you have clear window-shapes falling into indoor spaces (number 6 was a major standout, in general). Very enjoyable.

Thank you everyone!!!

*oh joy. another "year in review" post. Like I haven't seen enough of these on instagram.
*clicks*
*scrolls in awe*

great work man. Lots of clean shots and amazing explores. I wish there were some old psych wards in my neck of the woods