4,224 Comments for Northampton State Hospital

Little girl lost...

she seems so small

Reminds me of a good friend of mine.
I can feel her torment through this photo.
Makes me wish even more that I could ease her pain somehow.
But how?

"You're going to fall in love...whether you like it or not!"

This gallery was haunting, beautiful, and laced with sadness.
Your photos without people in them have such personality because of your talent at capturing so much in just one shot or taking it at a certain angle.
Having a person in them took them to another level.
Not better, just different.
I love them both ways!
Motts, I am curious though, did you tell Candace what to do in every shot?
Did you have an idea of the emotions that you wanted her to portray for this gallery?
Did she have any imput in her poses or did you tell her what to do for each one?

oh wow...
This reminds me of the darker times in my life...the only difference is I wasn't wearing wings...okay, or a dress either.
Sometimes things happen in your life that you don't have any control over and it can make you feel so helpless and all alone. I've only felt that certain darkness a few times, but when I was there, it made me feel like I was boarding an empty train where I am forever its only passenger. A train that runs only in the dead of night when you're trying to sleep and you just can't shut your mind off. My veins had turned into the icy tracks that it ran on. Memories that my mind couldn't stop, were what gave it it's terrifing speed. The coldness that settles in the chest is unbearable and feels like someone has shattered an ice cold glass of water above your heart. This cold black train is filled with all my unclaimed baggage that I keep trying to leave behind me at the last stop, but because my ticket is a round trip, it always keeps finding me.
This is a far cry from the Polar Express.
This is the Hell express....no lines...no waiting.
But...even though I wasn't wearing white wings and a dress physically, I was always wearing them spiritually, and that is what pulled me through those dark times and into this light.
A very powerful picture for me.
Motts, your photographs have a way of effecting the soul, and some bring comfort very much the way a special song or memory can.
I wish you would do a book!!!!

Scary. I love how the bed is there and how the dress falls and everything..


This is seriously my favorite gallery.

Once agian reminds me alot of people. In general.

Damn I'm in highschool in 10 days.

I bet some people leaving grade 8 are like, oh I bet we're all gonan become faceless.....

Perhaps we will be.

At least we shall have our friends.

Haunting....

Seriously.

That's just amazing.

I agree with orchid completly/

Oooooo...

This one is sorta scary a bit.

Like the whole "your locked in" thing.

*shudders*

Who said America is free?

lol KIDDING. Seriously just kidding and that wasnt anti-american. Honestly.

I like america. It has wild horses....

So what I'm pittiful. lol.

Fantastic!

New favorite (I'm so hopeless).

The lighting, her pose. Just so cool!

Love the name, the shot, everything

K, my new favorite lol.

This reminds me of those anger and angst-ridden teens who think they are alone, or have nothing left in their life at all.

Conteplating suicide perhaps.

I had a friend who attempted suicide last week.

I can just imagine this to be her, as she was into the gothic stuff too.

Btw shes better now. She spent a week in hospital, and she an away again so she like in a foster hoem or something. I can't get a hold of her unfortunatly.

Ok, so maybe shes not alright.

But....ok.

I'll just shutup.

Excellent pose, name, and the black and white just adds to the overall effect.

The torn dress rocks!!

Creepy....Reminds me of Resident Evil.

lol.

That's an awesome pic and amazing acting. And photography. You both captured the scene perfectly.