Collection: Ghosts in the Glass

Ghosts in the Glass is a fine art photography series that explores Mare Island, once a major U.S. Navy shipyard in Northern California. Through fractured windows, layered reflections, and weathered panes, this body of work examines how industrial spaces transform when left to time. What remains are quiet thresholds—fragile boundaries between past and present, where history lingers in muted textures, faded colors, and spectral shapes. Across multiple visits, I walked Mare Island’s abandoned structures, studying how light shifted through broken glass and onto rusted steel. Each image captures a sense of stillness, yet every reflection carries a story of labor, purpose, and change. Cranes, dry docks, and fading interiors appear not as static artifacts but as echoes of a working shipyard, their presence both distant and immediate.

Ultimately, Ghosts in the Glass is not simply about derelict buildings or naval history; it is about the emotional resonance of place. It invites viewers to pause, to look closely, and to consider how human presence endures even when walls crumble and machinery grows silent. These images are both documents of history and meditations on impermanence, asking us to see beauty in what remains, and to feel the weight of time in every fractured reflection. The prints in this collection are all limited editions.

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