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Jill Brown has over 15 years of experience in the field of photography. She has studied photography at Missouri State University and Maryville University, St. Louis. She spent time working on her personal fine art work for many years and in 2003 started her first wedding and portrait photography business in St. Louis, MO. Jill moved to Des Moines, IA in 2005 and has continued her wedding and portrait business along with her fine art photography. Jill currently has work displayed in and around the Des Moines area as well as work in personal collections around the world. Jill uses both medium format film cameras and digital formats to create her images. This is how the artist describes her work: “My work is a reflection of everyday life and places. I chose the medium of photography as a tool to capture the essence of the person or place. I create images to depict the subject as they are remembered in the mind. Not posed or unnatural, but as a window into the intimate world of the subject.” Jill Brown is a member of Professional Photographers of America.

Monday, July 12, 2010

Old Jail Annex

Becky and I decided to go to West End Architectural Salvage yesterday and meet up with Maggie and John.  That place is awesome!  So much cool stuff in there!  It was kinda like walking through Maggie's family history - there were so many things in there that she remembered her family having - from pie tins to large animal veterinary anesthetic equipment!  It was really cool!  Four floors of awesomeness: clawfoot tubs, tin ceiling tiles, door knobs, tables, lighting, old signs, TONS of cool stuff.  :)  We even found a revolving darkroom door!  


Right next door was this building that looked like it had been blown apart by a bomb!  Becky discovered that it was actually the old jail annex.  Here is an article about the demo.  Here's a few photos I snapped off!




Old Jail Annex comes down

Old Jail Annex comes down

Old Jail Annex comes down

Old Jail Annex comes down

Old Jail Annex comes down

Old Jail Annex comes down

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