Love Park

    Love park is one of the main attractions in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Love Park was built in the 1960's and became a great place for skateboarders due to the curved stairs and ledges. Some of the world's top skateboarding professionals call Philadelphia home. Philadelphia has also been the only city to hold the ESPN's X Games twice in a row. 

Mallard

"Be like a duck. Calm on the surface, but always paddling like the dickens underneath."

- Michael Caine

Shadows

      The harsh shadows on the pavement from the fence posts caught my attention while visiting the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The contrast and repetition led me to photograph it.  

Fountain

      This water fountain is one of the main attractions located at the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Not only did I want to capture its overall appearance, I also wanted to capture the fountain's simplicity and beauty.

Cira Centre

      This is an image of the Cira Centre building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I photographed this building because I liked its uniqueness and the way the clouds reflected in it.

Philadelphia

     This is an image of a high rise building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I took this while venturing around in the city. This building caught my attention and I instantly had to photograph it.

Pennock Flower Walk

     This image was taken of the Pennock Flower Walk at the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Pennock Flower Walk is just one of 23 different gardens available to explore. This garden contains a variety of perennials, annuals, and woody plants to give it a bold and colorful display. In addition to the gardens, there are lots of family-friendly activities, such as the Tree Adventure. 

Kat

      These are two portraits of my friend Kat, taken at Fort Washington State Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. These were taken right as the sun was setting, during what is know as "sweet light." The image on the left was set up to give her the "S" curve, which emphasized the elegance of her figure. The image on the right was taken in the moment, while she placed flowers in her hair.

Sneakers

      This is an image of running sneakers on a track in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. To portray them as if in an advertisement, a water bottle and towel were added to market the product. Imagine running around the track with great speed and comfort, and a towel and refreshing bottle of water await when you're finished.

Stairs

     This is a stair case that leads to a walkway that brings you over the SEPTA train tracks in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  I shot this right as the sun had gone down and using the tungsten white balance setting.  By using the tungsten white balance setting it made the lights color correct and made the sky a richer blue.    

Kimmel Center

     This is a interior detail shot of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Kimmel Center has three venues: the Verizon Hall which has 2,500 seats, the Perelman Theater which has 650  seats, and the Academy of Music which has 2,900 seats. The goal for the Kimmel Center was to create a place for the best performing arts companies of Philadelphia and for touring purposes.   

Abandoned

    These are images that were taken at an abandoned high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The school was filled with lots of graffiti and left behind books, notebooks, graded papers, chairs, desks, and other random odds and ends. With all the windows broken and missing it was really cold inside and just in general had an eery feeling while walking around.

ESP

       This photograph was taken at Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This photo is just part of one of the many wings that made up this eleven acre prison. Eastern State Penitentiary was in operation for 142 years and was one of the most expensive and largest buildings in America. The prison housed many notorious criminals including Al Capone and Willie Sutton.