Welcome to "Losing Louisiana," a photographic odyssey through the forgotten corners of Louisiana, where each abandoned structure tells a story of time, change, and the enduring spirit of a place deeply rooted in history and culture.
The Krewe of Discovery, a group of friends with a penchant for adventure, decide to explore the abandoned Woodville Prison in Mississippi.
The place I initially mistook for a hospital turned out to be a nursing home, evident as I walked its silent corridors. In one room, a hospital bed bore the somber label 'Hospice'.
Once upon a time in the heart of Kemper County, where time takes a leisurely stroll, lies Sciple Mill, a relic of yesteryear that's as old as the hills it sits next to.
In a secluded corner of rural Mississippi, time has frozen in the form of an abandoned elementary school, untouched by vandals and preserved by the very forces of nature that are slowly reclaiming it.
The worst has happened...
UPDATE: They're restoring the place.
During Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Orleans Parish Prison (OPP) faced significant scrutiny for its handling of inmates during the disaster.
There I was, driving through the most isolated backroads of Alabama, when something unusual caught my eye. At first, it was a broken-down house—one of those places you don’t dare step into because your weight might be the final push that brings it all crashing down. But that wasn’t the real discovery.
As I approached the overgrown, nearly hidden farmhouse, a sense of abandonment hung in the air.
The journey to the A.K. Shaifer House, the site of the first skirmish of the Battle of Port Gibson, was as challenging as it was rewarding.
Bethel Presbyterian Church in Port Gibson, Mississippi, was founded in 1824 by a group that split from the Bayou Pierre Presbyterian Church.
Documenting the abandoned & forgotten before it's gone.