
There was a time when I worked in real estate development. As much as I enjoyed watching a new building go up, I have to admit my favorite type of project was a rehab, where an existing structure was repurposed and renovated.
In one instance we converted a commercial office/warehouse building in Manhattan into a luxury condominium. The central core of the building was demolished in order to allow for a new elevator and staircase. On one occasion, my artistic curiosity got the better of me, and I started snapping hundreds of shots of the interior in its raw, naked state. I felt in a sense that by peeling away the interior layers I was uncovering history. (We actually did find loads of interesting information about turn-of-the-century construction methodology.)
So, here it is - my first and only photographic exposé, shot on a simple Canon PowerShot S400 (4MP). The image is a 'collage' of the many snapshots I took. I wanted to create a sort of panorama of the site's raw beauty.