As Ford’s much anticipated reopening of Michigan Central Station approaches I wanted to take some photographs of the station incorporating the spring blooms. Due to the orientation of the station the front isn’t always bathed in light so I had to photograph at first light, but got there a little early to get some blue hour images that show off the dramatic lighting that has been incorporated into the facade. Enjoy!
Michigan Central is being developed by Ford Motor Company and includes work by PAU Practice for Architecture and Urbanism, Quinn Evans Architects, Mikyoung Kim Designs and Giffels Webster.
Hudson's Detroit Topping Out Ceremony
Ryan Southen Photography was asked by SHoP Architects to document the historic topping out of Hudson’s Detroit. These images, primarily through drone photography, show the final beam being placed atop of the tower, which is slated to become an Edition Hotel, Detroit’s first five star hotel. This moment represents a decade of hard work from Bedrock Detroit, SHoP Architects, Hamilton Anderson Associates, Barton Malow and countless others.
Some of these images also appeared in a Crain’s Detroit article regarding the topping out of the project.
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Michigan Central Station Photographs for the BBC
I had the pleasure earlier this year to photograph Michigan Central Station as well as Corktown and Mexicantown for the BBC in a story they were writing about the impact of Ford Motor Company’s purchase of the Detroit landmark. It was fun revisiting a place I had frequented many times as an aspiring photographer in the mid aughts, although this time I was in the building legally. The place is abuzz with activity and I, like many Detroiters, are excited to see this place reimagined for Ford and the surrounding community. The Article was only able to include a small portion of the image I took for the BBC so I decided to blog some of my favorites, many of which did not make the cut.
Thanks to Jonathan Marcus and Lowell Boileau for including me. Please be sure to check out the article here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/KnxBMVGAcn/michigan_central_detroit
Enjoy!