Author Christopher Ryan

New Orleans Abandoned Plant I was thrilled to discover this incredible New Orleans abandoned plant of some sort while out shooting cemeteries back in October.  The place is filled with amazing features like c...

Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Reserve A series of photographs by Christopher Ryan of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Reserve just outside of New Orleans, Louisiana. Jean La...

Halloween Decorations in the French Quarter Next to Mardi Gras, Halloween is the most exciting time of the year to be in New Orleans.  New Orleans folks love the halloween parade, costume parties, cemeteries,...

Tuskegee, Alabama - Old Town HDR As I do most of the time, I took some back roads on the way from New Orleans to Atlanta this past weekend.  I stayed overnight in Montgomery then headed north to Wetumpka in s...

Cotton Mill Ruins New Manchester Manufacturing Company was a textile mill burned during the Civil War. The cotton mill ruins are open to visitors and is one of the primary draws of Sweetwater Creek State Par...

Louisiana Sugarcane Farm Jesuit priests first brought sugarcane to south Louisiana in 1751.  One can only speculate as to whether or not they could foresee the joys and horrors the crop would bring for centur...

Abandoned Building in Marianna, Florida I met some scuba divers recently at Wakulla Springs that told me about an abandoned building in Marianna, Florida.  It sounded pretty interesting and was pretty much wi...