Assignment: Woodlawn Cemetery exteriors and Mausoleum interiors
Mar
12
2015

Woodlawn cemetery celebrated its 150th anniversary in the Fall of 2014. In 2012, I was commissioned to produce high-resolution photographs that would be published in a catalog, the centerpiece of an exhibition, as well as presented in slideshow format. These images would be shot over a four-season period, including interior photographs of the Mausoleums and shots of signed Tiffany-stained glass windows. Cemeteries have always offered creative visual possibilities for photographers. Woodlawn, with its long history and landmarked sculptures and architecture, was no exception. I was enthusiastic about the immense opportunities and challenges that lay ahead. One of the […]