Christopher Payne (photographer) explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Photographer Captures the Enduring Grandeur of the Steinway Piano Factory. Mansky. Jacqueline. Smithsonian. 5 November 2018.
  2. News: Exploring New York City's Abandoned Island, Where Nature Has Taken Over. Nuwer. Rachel. Rachel Nuwer . Smithsonian. 5 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Penn Gazette Architecture of Madness. www.upenn.edu. 5 November 2018.
  4. Asylum: A Photo Essay. The New Yorker. 5 November 2018.
  5. News: The Lost World of Creedmoor Hospital. Chan. Sewell. City Room. November 12, 2009 . 5 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Subway Bibliography. NYC Subway . 5 November 2018.
  7. News: Exhibit highlights old asylums' links to communities. The Athens NEWS. 5 November 2018.
  8. News: This Exhibition Has Real Bite. The New York Times . June 7, 2018 . 5 November 2018 . Sulcas . Roslyn .
  9. News: Architectuur van een ideaal Museum het Dolhuys. Museum het Dolhuys. 5 November 2018. nl-NL.
  10. Web site: Bookshelf Columbia College Today . 2022-06-15 . www.college.columbia.edu.
  11. Web site: ABOUT . 2022-06-15 . CHRISTOPHER PAYNE . en-US.
  12. Web site: Award News: Asylum Wins Ken Book Award. MITPressLog. 5 November 2018.
  13. Web site: Critical Mass Finalists Announced!. 5 November 2018.

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