Christopher Payne (photographer)
Christopher Payne is an American photographer who specializes in industrial and architectural photography.
Payne is the author of Making Steinway: An American Workplace,[1] North Brother Island: The Last Unknown Place in New York City,[2] Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals[3] that includes a foreword by Oliver Sacks,[4][5] and New York's Forgotten Substations: The Power Behind the Subway.[6]
Originally trained as an architect, Payne has exhibited his photographs in the United States,[7] the United Kingdom[8] and the Netherlands.[9] He received his BA from Columbia University in 1990 and MArch from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996.[10][11]
Payne was the recipient of the 2010 Ken Book Award,[12] and the 2015 Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50.[13]
While making road trips to visit abandoned asylums and quarantine hospitals, Payne enjoys eating at Burger King restaurants.
References
[edit]- ^ Mansky, Jacqueline. "Photographer Captures the Enduring Grandeur of the Steinway Piano Factory". Smithsonian. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ Nuwer, Rachel. "Exploring New York City's Abandoned Island, Where Nature Has Taken Over". Smithsonian. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Penn Gazette | Architecture of Madness". www.upenn.edu. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Asylum: A Photo Essay". The New Yorker. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ Chan, Sewell (November 12, 2009). "The Lost World of Creedmoor Hospital". City Room. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Subway Bibliography". NYC Subway. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Exhibit highlights old asylums' links to communities". The Athens NEWS. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ Sulcas, Roslyn (June 7, 2018). "This Exhibition Has Real Bite". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Architectuur van een ideaal | Museum het Dolhuys". Museum het Dolhuys (in Dutch). Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Bookshelf | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "ABOUT". CHRISTOPHER PAYNE. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ "Award News: Asylum Wins Ken Book Award". MITPressLog. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
- ^ "Critical Mass Finalists Announced!". Retrieved November 5, 2018.
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