It’s time to close out another year of sharing my photography here on the blog. As I have mentioned several times this year, my work with the Nature Visions Expo had an unintended side effect. It reduced the time I had available to get out and shoot but I’m not complaining The Expo is a prestigious event and I’m honored to do my part. The fact remains that I need to find a way to better manage my time so I still have time to pursue my passion, photography.
The shot above was taken at the JW Cooper School in Shenandoah, PA. I spent the day here last August with friends Corey Hilz, Jeff Johnson, and Andy Jezioro. The owner of the building is in the process of trying to stabilize the property and make some improvements. It is very much a work in process and he was very kind in allowing us to shoot here all day. Visiting this area it is quite clear that the local economy is struggling. It turns out that at one time Mahanoy City was a boom town but that was about 100 years ago. While the coal industry is still active, I suspect that the activity is a fraction of what it once was.