Christopher Payne (photographer)

Christopher Payne is an American photographer who specializes in industrial and architectural photography.

Payne is the author of Making Steinway: An American Workplace,[1] North Brother Island: The Last Unknown Place in New York City,[2] Asylum: Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals[3] that includes a foreword by Oliver Sacks,[4][5] and New York's Forgotten Substations: The Power Behind the Subway.[6]

Originally trained as an architect, Payne has exhibited his photographs in the United States,[7] the United Kingdom[8] and the Netherlands.[9]

Payne was the recipient of the 2010 Ken Book Award,[10] and the 2015 Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50.[11]

References
  1. Mansky, Jacqueline. "Photographer Captures the Enduring Grandeur of the Steinway Piano Factory". Smithsonian. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  2. Nuwer, Rachel. "Exploring New York City's Abandoned Island, Where Nature Has Taken Over". Smithsonian. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  3. "Penn Gazette | Architecture of Madness". www.upenn.edu. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  4. "Asylum: A Photo Essay". The New Yorker. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  5. Chan, Sewell. "The Lost World of Creedmoor Hospital". City Room. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  6. "Subway Bibliography". NYC Subway. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  7. "Exhibit highlights old asylums' links to communities". The Athens NEWS. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  8. "This Exhibition Has Real Bite". Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  9. "Architectuur van een ideaal | Museum het Dolhuys". Museum het Dolhuys (in Dutch). Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  10. "Award News: Asylum Wins Ken Book Award". MITPressLog. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  11. "Critical Mass Finalists Announced!". Retrieved November 5, 2018.


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