Over the years, I have found that I love photographing historic architecture. This passion began in high school when my great grandfather gave me a book about the history of my town. What I loved about this book is that it had images of what the architecture looked like in the early 20th century. I was amazed to find out that many of the buildings in the book were still standing at that moment.



My interest in learning about the history of my subjects has grown with my skills as a photographer. This book is collection of images created in honor of my new home – Tampa, FL. Tampa is a city full of historic architecture including; cigar factories, churches and government buildings. While working on this project, I researched for several weeks in order to understand the history of the places and time when they were built. It was interesting to see how some of the buildings were nicely preserved, while others were renovated for office buildings, or torn down, and replaced with something that had nothing to do with the history that was there. I have nothing but the utmost appreciation for those who have maintained and preserved these structures throughout their existence. I can only hope that my photographs will withstand the test of time, as well as the buildings themselves.