Inside the former Rockland Psychiatric Hospital in New York.
Established in 1927, this facility was constructed following the cottage style plan. By the hospital's peak, there were approximately 9,000 patients filling even the hospital halls.
Photo: "Cleaner"
Inside the morgue building at Hudson River Psychiatric Hospital in New York.
Photo: "Four"
Evening sun light streams into this corridor inside the Administration Building of the Hudson River Psychiatric Hospital in New York.
Photo: "Protected Stairwell"
This stairwell in the Wingdale Wards at Harlem Valley State Hospital, like many asylum stairwells, has a metal fence to protect patients from intentional injuries by throwing themselves over the railing to the floor below.
Photo: "Golden Corridor"
Corridor inside the Wingdale Ward at the former Harlem Valley State Hospital in New York.
Photo: "Kirkbride Blue Hour"
Taken during blue hour on a full moon evening.
This is another one of my favorite Kirkbride buildings at the Hudson River Psychiatric Hospital in New York.
Much of the building has decayed over the years since closing in 2003. Poughkeepsie, New York experiences snow, heat and humidity throughout the year, which have all contributed to the demise of the wings of this hospital. Fortunately, the Administration section, shown here, has remained in tact due to a layer of protection placed over the roof before the weather took a toll.
Photo: "Administration Staircase, Blue Hour"
This image was shot during blue hour inside the Administration Building at the former Hudson River State Hospital in New York. I really do love this staircase. Sadly, blue hour never lasts as long as I would like, so by the time I took the 3 shots necessary for this pano, it was dark and the blue hue was gone.
Photo: "Clean"
Sink inside a patient room inside the Wingdale Wards at the former Harlem State Hospital in New York.
Photo: "The Last Red Door"
Corridor inside the Wingdale Wards at Harlem Valley State Hospital.
During my visit last year, I discovered the owners had begun illegal abatement of the property. The State of New York shut down the work being done on the property, but the damage had already been done. Just months before, this building showed evidence of natural decay. The floors were covered in moss and many rooms contained artifacts such as old telephones.
Photo: "Into the Night Light"
As I was packing up to leave the Hudson River Psychiatric Hospital in New York last spring, I realized I hadn't gotten a shot of this collapsed room, though I had walked right past it earlier in the day. I rushed down a few floors and set up just after the sun set behind the hill and light begun to turn soft.
It's not often I bracket my shots, but I made the decision to quickly snap 3 images of varying exposure, unsure if I would ever edit them together in a composite. Tonight, I finally blended all the images together to help balance the exposure for the bright windows, the room and also the dark collapse.
Photo: "Dental Work"
Dentist chair inside one of the wards at a former New York State asylum.
Photo: "Living Light"
Triple image pano shot with Canon 17mm TS-E
Inside the collapsed male wings of the former Hudson River Psychiatric Facility in New York.
Photo: "Administration Blues"
A skylight in this room, within the Administration section of Hudson River Psychiatric Hospital, let in just enough light to give this space a blue glow.
Photo: "Dormitory Blues"
Patient dormitory at Harlem State Hospital.
Sadly, a few months prior to visiting this hospital, the owners began to illegally abate this building, but the glowing blue from twilight still filled the room with beauty.
Photo: "Iris"
Sunset through drapery in one of the Administration Offices at Hudson River State Hospital in New York.