Christopher Payne

Christopher Payne has an eye for intriguing photography. Asylum, one of Christopher’s projects, is a collection of photographs of mental asylums which were once “places of refuge, therapy, and healing, built with noble intentions by leading architects and physicians”. Now eerie and overgrown, the photography captures some nice details and areas of these behemoths of aged medicine. Website – chrispaynephoto.comRead Full Story

In which we take a break from shopping to gaze at pretty pictures and read about things that caught my fancy this week.   I'm currently blogging from Think Coffee down the street from my place and plan to be here all week, as I no longer have internet access (I had it cut off in anticipation of my move, which is now just a week away). It's been a while since I've done a Sunday Linkage post so I've got lots of random this and that to share with you. On a trip to Argentina in 2006, I came...Read Full Story

I have been reading much more sci-fi and paranormal then I usually do, I have no idea why. That being said, I thought I would just start to get into a groove and sit back and enjoy the reading. I hit a couple winners for this week. Today I am featuring Christopher Payne and his debut The Gargoyle Prophecies. Debuts are a mixed grab bag; this one sits near the top. The plotline is different from anything I have read or seen about gargoyles. He has set himself apart with this. Here is the...Read Full Story

Christopher Payne is an American photographer out of New York City. His most recent book Asylums explores forgotten and abandoned mental health facilities across the US. The photos are fucking creepy. Making mental institutes that actually look like mental institutes isn't so bright. For the entire collection visit Chris Payne Photo.Read Full Story

Wikizines are interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit - and this one is about Christopher Payne. Here you can find fresh voices and respond in real time. Some members write articles about recent news and trends related to the wikizine's topic, others recount relevant personal stories or share their favorite pictures and video clips. Got an interesting idea or story to share with other members of this wikizine? Well, then put on your journalist's cap and add your own article!Read Full Story