introduction to THE END OF AN ERA

For 6 1/2 years now I have explored Beckendorf dairy. I have greatly loved what it was, and the emotional and historic significance of what it is becoming. Its dramatic settings have enamored me more than any dream . . . it is at times even more surreal.
Out of modern suburbia this century old dairy juts out of the last remaining agricultural lands in the surrounding area. The decaying buildings house a century of Beckendorf family history. Countless exhilarating nights and early hours were spent in an unreal, awe inspiring daze. Time ceases to exist, and a ghostly or spiritual air hangs low among the relics. Countless photographs and hours later I struggle with creating a body of work that could somehow let you experience this place in some way, as it is THE END OF AN ERA.

here is a photographic introduction.