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] He received his BA from Columbia University in 1990 and MArch from the University of Pennsylvania in 1996.[10][11]

Payne was the recipient of the 2010 Ken Book Award,[12] and the 2015 Photolucida Critical Mass Top 50.[13]

While making road trips to visit abandoned asylums and quarantine hospitals, Payne enjoys eating at Burger King restaurants.

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 (November 12, 2009). "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. Sulcas, Roslyn (June 7, 2018). "This Exhibition Has Real Bite". The New York Times. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  9. "Architectuur van een ideaal | Museum het Dolhuys". Museum het Dolhuys (in Dutch). Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  10. "Bookshelf | Columbia College Today". www.college.columbia.edu. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  11. "ABOUT". CHRISTOPHER PAYNE. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  12. "Award News: Asylum Wins Ken Book Award". MITPressLog. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  13. "Critical Mass Finalists Announced!". Retrieved November 5, 2018.



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