the voyeur of utter destruction as beauty

About Me

8-year-old-kid #1: Hey, do you guys have a page on MySpace?
8-year-old-kid #2: Naw, I've never been to MySpace.
8-year-old-kid #3: Yeah, that's how kids die! They go to MySpace and they die!
I am a proud board member of the Central Terminal Restoration Corporation . The CTRC owns and is responsible for the stabilization and restoration of the massive art deco train station on Paderewski Drive in Buffalo. It's a wonderful project, and if you're at all interested in architecture, preservation, volunteering, etc check us out. Take a look at our slideshow at youtube
I am also a photographer. My main subject matter is modern ruins. Places that not many people go, most people don't even pay attention to, yet hold great beauty in the midst of their decay. God that sounds pretentious. Anyway. Check out my work in the blog entries above or at digitalundertow.net and my urbex website institutional green . Prints can be purchased at Institutional Green Photography .
And to pay the rent I'm a professional gambler. Er something like that :)
and i adore trent reznor
With Teeth Tour 2005-2006: reno, toronto club 1, toronto club 2, philly club 1, philly club 2, chicago, detroit, cleveland, dc, nyc, philly, wilkes-barre, boston, toronto, san luis obispo, toledo, cincinnatti, london on, erie, rochester, cabazon, las vegas, saratoga, toronto, detroit, cleveland, columbus, pittsburgh...
Performance 2007: london 1, london 2, london 3, cologne, brussels 1(meetandgreetfinally!!), brussels 2, amsterdam 1, berlin 1, berlin 2...
And to make my profile as annoying as possible...

My Interests

Photgraphy, modern ruins, abandoned stuff. factories. american history WWII - present. yes i'm a dork.

I'd like to meet:

Trent Reznor (*edit* 33 shows later and on a different continent, I finally met the man. but I'm leaving him up here anyway :) */edit*), Bono

Music:

Nine Inch Nails, U2, A Perfect Circle, David Bowie, Tool, Orgy, The Tea Party, Econoline Crush, Lacuna Coil, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran...I hate most of the music on the radio, and I don't think there are any new bands that I like...

Movies:

Fight Club, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Dirty Dancing, Waynes World...Breakfast Club

Television:

daily show, colbert report

Books:

Invisible Monsters - Chuck Palahniuk (anything by him for that matter...except Choke), Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man - Fannie Flagg...Atlas Shrugged - Ayn Rand

Heroes:

how can i possibly have a hero when everyone and everything is a lie? there doesn't exist anyone true enough or pure enough to be elevated to "hero" level by anyone. so fuck you and your "heroes".

My Blog

new photos from "St Anthony's Nursing Home"

full set at http://www.institutionalgreen.com...
Posted by the voyeur of utter destruction as beauty on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:55:00 PST

chuck palahniuk

ages ago, like 6 or 7 years ago, after i read Fight Club i wrote Chuck Palahniuk a letter. and i was thrilled to death that i got a real written response and not a form letter. honestly i didn't even...
Posted by the voyeur of utter destruction as beauty on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:46:00 PST

transfig photos

photos from today ...
Posted by the voyeur of utter destruction as beauty on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:02:00 PST

Europe 3

I booked my flights to Europe. Arrive London-Gatwick March 6th, departing March 27th. so. fucking. excited. now for adrienne and bliss to book their flights :P...
Posted by the voyeur of utter destruction as beauty on Fri, 10 Nov 2006 08:28:00 PST

Europe Part deux

Going these dates : March 5-26th. 3 weeks, 6 shows, 4 countries. SO EXCITED!
Posted by the voyeur of utter destruction as beauty on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:22:00 PST

Going to Europe in Spring....

I love Paris in the the springtime.... i had to add thatGoing to Europe in the spring because..nine inch nails is pleased to announce tour dates for an upcoming european tour in early 2007. visit the ...
Posted by the voyeur of utter destruction as beauty on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 08:52:00 PST

Buy My Stuff!

Prints of my photography work are now available for purchase at http://institutionalgreen.com/osc/ . Please pass it along to anyone you think might be interested. Thanks :) ...
Posted by the voyeur of utter destruction as beauty on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 01:18:00 PST

new camera, 2nd sattler trip

photos from the new cam taken at sattler ...
Posted by the voyeur of utter destruction as beauty on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 06:07:00 PST

new photos from sattler

unfortunately, most of the frames were overexposed (for my taste at least). using digital made me forget how to use film. i think i salvaged them "ok" but definitely will need to reshoot with the new...
Posted by the voyeur of utter destruction as beauty on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 08:34:00 PST

new photographs from "rearden"

not particularly special, but it reminds me of the watch from either hiroshima or nagasaki that stopped at the exact time the bomb went off and the hands were melted onto the face. there was no dial...
Posted by the voyeur of utter destruction as beauty on Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:46:00 PST