"Modern Ruins": Photo-essays by Shaun O'Boyle


	"Modern Ruins": Photo-essays by Shaun O'Boyle
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3-30-2008 10:46 PM
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Photos of (mostly) abandoned industrial-age landmarks. Mainly black-and-white, done in a very understated, documentary style. Poignant and often beautiful.
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