Looking At Abandoned Buildings As Art
Listen • 6:17 Nashville, Tennessee-based photographer Jay Farrell looks at abandoned structures and rusted out cars differently than the rest of us. Where we might blight or garbage, he finds beauty. Farrell has published a series of 12 photobooks of abandoned and forgotten places. His most recent book is called Abandoned Eastern Kentucky. Reporter Eric Douglas spoke with Farrell to find out more about the book, his process, and what impressions he hopes to leave on readers/viewers. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity. Douglas: The book we're talking abou...