This series of photographs document the remains of a period of time when the small farmer was the mainstay of our agricultural economy. The owners of these farms thrived in the harsh elements of cold winters and hot summers. Throughout this project, you will modest, small family farm houses all the way to upscale brick houses, along with the barns/windmills that supported their activities.
Barge Hall, constructed in 1893, was the first building on campus on what is now known as Central Washington University (Ellensburg, Washington) and was named in honor of the first principal, Benjamin Franklin Barge. Barge Hall was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
A black and white photography project detailing the intimate details of old rusty coal mining equipment. This series of images were captured at various locations in Washington State.
In September 2007, after the first snow fall of Autumn, I captured these images in the Sunrise area of Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington.