by rwhawkins | Apr 29, 2012 | From The Field, Uncategorized
Wind rattles the deteriorating sheet metal siding as water loudly drips into rusty, orange colored pools. Loud clanging of pipes ring out as a “scrapper” beats on the bones of this building with a 40lb sledge. These are the sounds of urban exploration, or...
by rwhawkins | Feb 23, 2012 | From The Field, Latest News
It’s quiet now, so quiet I can hear the snowflakes falling just past the metal crisscross of the broken out factory windows. I imagine the noise and frenzy that would have been all around when this plant was producing some of the finest cars in the world....
by rwhawkins | Mar 8, 2009 | From The Field
This weekend I photographed some amazing industrial scenes at the historical Gladding McBean factory in Lincoln, California. This was a field workshop put on by Gene Kennedy and Viewpoint Gallery . Friday night was orientation at the Viewpoint Gallery in Sacramento....
by rwhawkins | Oct 24, 2008 | From The Field
B-10 BINGO! Bright and early yesterday morning I was at the Paria Canyon BLM office along with 30 or so other folks taking part in a bizarre ritual. The half acre or so of wilderness known as “the wave” may be one of the most hotly contested areas to visit...
by rwhawkins | Oct 23, 2008 | From The Field
OK I wasn’t going to visit at first, but I caved in. I figure this slot canyon is as beautiful as when I first saw it in 1992, I would just have to ignore what has changed. When I first visited back in the nineties I pulled off onto a small, unmarked dirt road,...
by rwhawkins | Oct 22, 2008 | From The Field
Hooray for fall! Saturday morning I flew to Albuquerque, grabbed a rental SUV, and headed towards Chaco. Didn’t get far until I was total stopped by traffic, on a Saturday! I arrived at Chaco around 5, and had enough time to fire off three exposures at Pueblo...
