Hannah | Syracuse, 2018 (Patreon)

I photographed this set with Hannah in a parking garage in Syracuse, New York, back in 2018. With the garage soon to be gone, it felt like the right time to revisit these images and share the full session here.

Looking through them now, the colors still stand out to me. Deep blue shadows, warmer tones across her skin, lavender walls, and that yellow stripe running through the background. The concrete, exposed beams, and overhead lights give the photographs a distinct atmosphere. Even the worn paint becomes part of the composition.

There’s a different feeling between the wider frames and the closer portraits. In the wide photographs, Hannah occupies a small part of this enormous space, with the ceiling and empty floor carrying much of the image. Moving closer brings everything back to her expression and the way the light falls across her face. I like seeing those two approaches together throughout the set.

The photograph beside the parking sign places the session firmly in Syracuse. You can see the street below, the surrounding buildings, and the city lit up at night. It gives the series a connection to the place beyond the garage itself.

Eight years later, these photographs have another layer of meaning. A location can feel permanent when you’re working in it, and eventually the photographs become what you have left. I’m glad Hannah and I made these while we had the opportunity.