Capturing the Haunting Beauty of Rancho Cucamonga's CMC Plant

Over 10 months, I explored the decommissioned CMC Steel plant in Rancho Cucamonga, uncovering a hauntingly beautiful world of industrial remnants. The silent expanse of steel and concrete, with coffee cups left on desks and tools abandoned on benches, told poignant stories of the past.
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Using my Phase One IQ4 150 Achromatic Digital back, I captured these scenes in stunning 151-megapixel detail, opting for black-and-white photography with sepia toning to emphasize texture and timelessness. As demolition progressed, the site transformed, revealing new layers of character that I chronicled with a focus on form, structure, and light.

This project transcends photography; it’s about storytelling—bridging past and present through images that evoke emotion and thought. As I compile these photographs and found objects into a book, I aim to redefine industrial photography as fine art.

If my vision resonates, let’s collaborate to turn the ordinary into something extraordinary.