by rwhawkins | Apr 26, 2026 | Creative Photography, Latest News, Lead Story, Photography
I visited Chernobyl in May 2013. I spent 6 days in the exclusion zone and visited a number of locations in Pripyat that were not generally explored at the time. I also made an excursion nearly to the border of Belarus to visit an abandoned town and church that served...
by rwhawkins | Jul 17, 2014 | Latest News
I would like to invite everyone to my upcoming exhibit at Viewpoint Gallery in Sacramento California. This will be a collection of silver gelatin prints summarizing my industrial work over the last 10 years. I’m excited to see the prints up on the gallery wall!...
by rwhawkins | Feb 15, 2013 | For the Photographer, Latest News
Look what I found on EBay! It is a wooden Kodak 2-D 8×10 inch film, view camera. These were manufactured from 1920-1950 and were a real workhorse for professional photographers of the day. It looked like a lost puppy looking for a good home. I figured it would be...
by rwhawkins | Aug 25, 2012 | From The Field, Latest News
I recently got a chance to visit the Klotz Silk Mill in Lonaconing Maryland. Not only was this exciting for me because I love old machines, but I happen to live in a converted cotton mill so I got to see first hand what I imagine my building might have once looked...
by rwhawkins | Apr 22, 2012 | Latest News
For the second year now I have been opening my studio doors during the F3 event. Having a deadline is a real motivator to get some new work printed in the darkroom, framed and ready to share with the public. The show had a big turnout this quarter, and I had a great...
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....
