View from the Outside

View from the Outside is the working title for a project focusing on the exteriors of buildings and the context surrounding them. I look for interesting patterns, light, color, and evidence suggesting where we are as a society. This project also takes major inspiration from the New Topographics movement in photography during the 1970s.

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A brick building topped with a sign reading "Church of Scientology" lies behind a shorter building. The shorter building has a black-painted wall facing the camera. Two blue dumpsters sit on pavement in front of the building.
Kansas City, MO. September 2023.
Buildings lining the side of a street from the vantage point of the middle of the street. On the left, there's one-story brick building with a large garage. On the right, metal fencing extends from that building to the side of the frame. A white brick building with two garages is visible behind the fence. In the foreground, there is a brick road and sidewalk.
Omaha, NE. September 2023.
An orange storage container rests in front of the doors to a one-story building. Shelfing dividers lean against the building to the right of the doors.
Omaha, NE. December 19, 2021.
A red trashcan sits between two sets of closed glass doors into a large brick building. An orange awning sits over the doors.
Omaha, NE. December 2021.
The side of a grey-painted brick building from the middle of a street. The building's roof grows taller via a series of stair-step brick work on the left side of the frame. A series of blue trash bins line the parking lot below. The bin furthest to the right is open, mirroring the shape of the stair-step roof above.
Omaha, NE. November 2023.
Front of a one-story white building. It has a red door and red shutters on the windows on either side of the door. There is a bench, picnic table, and blue trash can in front of the building. A sign on the top of the building reads, "Deuce Detailing. Come get your shine on."
Omaha, NE. October 15, 2022.
A delapidated closed Sinclair gas station from the front. There are two rows of old gas pumps with a small building with a green and white roof behind.
Omaha, NE. August 6, 2022.
A black brick wall sits on the edge of a vacant lot. A street passes it on the right. A grey brick building lines the street.
Omaha, NE. January 2024.
An abandoned tire repair shop is bathed in pink light from the setting sun. Desert scrub brush and a large lake below a mountain range are visible in the distance.
Salton Sea, CA. February 2018.
View down a street to a grain silo and railcars. A brick building is on the right with a US flag on the end.
Fremont, NE. February 13, 2022.
Brick building painted dark yellow behind a road. A sign on one end reads, "Drop off Laundry." A billboard stands behind on the right.
Fremont, NE. February 13, 2022.
A tan-colored building with red metal siding surrounded by snow. Text on the building reads, "Car Wash." A simple graphic of a person washing a car sits below the text.
North Pole, AK. December 2017.
Two red conex containers sit in the foreground at perpendicular angles. In the background at right, an old brick building stands facing a street and the conex containers. Writing on the front of the building reads, "Standard Printing Company."
Omaha, NE. October 2023.
A multistory pale yellow brick building is bathed in yellow light from a setting sun. A paved street sits in front and is in shadow. In the center of the building, there is a closed door marked "private." Rectangular windows made of tiny partially opaque squares surround the door on all sides.
Omaha, NE. November 2023.
A paved concrete lot sits in front of a building awning. One end of the awning leads to a metal gate. Late afternoon sun glints off the top of the metallic looking awning roof and top facade.
Omaha, NE. March 2023.
An assortment of appliances including a fridge and washing machines sit in front a brick building labled with the sign "Volkmann Appliance & TV, Inc."
Winona, MN. September 21, 2022.
An orange tinged single story building with red trim with a deciduous tree in front is bathed in the glow of the evening sun. Blue text with red outlining reads Jerry Lee's Honky Tonk. A gravel parking lot sits in front.
Silver Springs, NV. July 2014.
Several conex-style containers sit on the edge of a grass and snow covered lot with buildings behind.
Omaha, NE. January 24, 2021.
Front of an orange single-story brick building bathed in late afternoon sunlight. A door is in the center with boarded up windows on either side. A slanted telephone pole stands to the left of the door.
Omaha, NE. February 6, 2022.
A white PVC pipe runs horizontally on the outside of a red wall. An open water bottle sits on the pipe on the right end of the frame. A gas pipe intersects it running perpendicular in the center of the frame. Two bent over cylindrical metal protective barriers sit in front of the gas pipe, buried in concrete.
Omaha, NE. October 2023.
A large blue and green circular storage container sit under a blue sky. Orange cones dot the foreground in front.
Fremont, NE. February 13, 2022.