JPG Magazine: Photos: "Eastern State Penitentiary" by Nic Nichols

Eastern State Penitentiary

By Nic Nichols

On 6 June 2007

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Part of a long term project documenting America's oldest Penitentiary, Images where photographed with a Holga, Mamiya 6mf, and a Yashika 124g Camera, all on old and expired film.

28 Responses

On 30 July 2007 Jon Wollenhaupt said:
Awesome! Great light and color.
On 3 October 2007 James Leocadi said:
Absolutely stunning capture, colour, light etc.
Where is this place located?
On 30 October 2007 Daniel McKinney said:
Why hasn't this been published? It's amazing!
On 14 November 2007 Marianne Greig said:
wicked shot - great color and depth
On 6 December 2007 Jerrica Aldridge said:
Beautiful shot! I've seen this on DA, its great!
On 7 December 2007 Anthony Mingo gave props:
Great shot! I spent some time here and it is truly creepy.
On 7 December 2007 Devon Willson said:
Oh I love this... It reminds me of Stephen Wilke's project on Ellis Island.
Very beautiful and stunning.
Cheers,
Devon
On 8 December 2007 Bridget Badore gave props:
beautiful.
On 8 December 2007 photo fan said:
I love it, not only because it is a gorgeous photo of a fascinating place, but also because at first glance it almost looks like a church.
On 9 December 2007 Miranda Stellick gave props:
amazing, amazing photo!
On 9 December 2007 paul moore gave props:
this is just a stunning image, well done
On 10 December 2007 Teresa Nabais said:
Amazing photo!
On 10 December 2007 Sean Young gave props:
hell yeah! great shot.
On 12 December 2007 Jason Seda gave props:
Awesome!
On 20 December 2007 Nicole Gesmondi gave props:
I hope this gets published! Your subject matter is very appropraite for the Noir theme
On 22 December 2007 Sara Stell added a link:
one of my favorite places to take my camera. looks like we may have been standing in the same spot. cell block seven? (www.jpgmag.com)
On 22 December 2007 Sam Rosenholtz said:
Yes! really good!!
On 26 December 2007 Chris Byrne gave props:
this has a great feeling to it
On 26 December 2007 Kyra Carpenter gave props:
the colors are beautiful
On 28 December 2007 jeff bartlett gave props:
great lighting, and contrast with the fresh construction up above. well done.
On 2 January 2008 Annie said:
I cannot possibly tell you how much I LOVE this picture. the mood is great and the composition of it and the lighting make it perfect...amazing : )
On 4 January 2008 Donna McComas said:
Wow, what an opportunity to get inside a place like this...stunning imagery. I absolutely love it
On 5 January 2008 Eric Sayah gave props:
Perfect!!! Love it - my enthusiastic 'Yeah'!
On 6 January 2008 Cristina Venedict said:
wonderful colors and composition!!!
On 14 January 2008 Sherstin Schwartz gave props:
I've heard how creepy that place is and you captured it perfectly. I love it.
On 23 January 2008 jamielynn ryan said:
i've seen this exact composition before of the eastern state penn. seems like everyone has the same idea.
On 27 January 2008 Rogério Freitas said:
Catedral of guilt? Great shot!
On 23 March 2008 Kyle Wilkins gave props:
nice. Where is this?