Usually I wander the oldest parts of the cemeteries. However this group of photographs were taken along the area that has newer burials mixed with the old. Likely people related to the original Charleston families.
Cemeteries are a relatively new concept here, and in the US actually. Tradition had burials be in church graveyards. Places like Charleston and New Orleans just ran out of room. Both towns are around swamps/marshes and land was wet. When the church yard was full towns finally built cemeteries. Pandemics and the Civil War moved the process along faster.
Black And White – Old Cemetery
Black And White – Old Cemetery
You do capture their haunting beauty so well
Thank you 😄😄. In general the sterile lines of a modern cemetery just look sad. These old ones are anything but. 😁
Gorgeous.
Thanks. I just looked at the article in WP Reader, photo placement on the page doesn’t come out good when using a gallery. Web browser seems fine.
Good to know thanks.
These always look great in black and white.
Thank you. This place has both gothic and Victorian influences all through out. It’s a big and disjointed area, but hard to go there without finding another photographer. There is even a large photo book written, which of course I have LOL (a gift from a friend).
The bounced lighting effect on that mausoleum is wonderful. Nice work!
🙏🙏. I do love shooting around there. Thanks.