Ben Schumin Photography Portfolio

A trip to the Philadelphia and Atlantic City metropolitan areas, on January 13-15, 2021.

The SS United States, docked at Pier 82 on the Delaware River in Philadelphia, where it has been since 1996. Photographed mostly with a drone.

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Abandoned Fine Petro gas station on US 30 westbound between Atlantic City and Absecon, New Jersey. The station had previously operated operated as a Gulf station at least through 2015, and by 2017, it was operating under the Delta brand. By 2018, it had rebranded to Fine Petro, and had closed for good by October 2019. I don’t know exactly when the canopy fell over, nor do I know the sequence of events that led to its failure, but based on a visual examination of the supports, it was clear that the canopy gave up without much of a fight, as two of the three support columns had given way in a brittle manner at their base. Only the northernmost column showed any evidence of buckling.

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A one-day trip to Atlantic City, New Jersey, January 29, 2021.

Photos taken at an abandoned Days Inn in Warfordsburg, Pennsylvania on March 2, 2021.

Photos from a trip to Virginia, March 8-10, 2021.

Exploring the penthouse at Hotel 24 South, formerly the Stonewall Jackson Hotel, in downtown Staunton, Virginia. The penthouse space was originally intended for use as living quarters for the owner of the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. When the building was expanded and renovated to its current form in 2005, the penthouse was not included in the renovation work due to a lack of elevator access. Therefore, the space retains many vintage architectural and decorative elements. The current hotel management uses this space primarily for storage. Photographed March 9, 2021.

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Aerial photos of the Dulles Town Center shopping mall and surrounding area, March 15, 2021.

Former Walmart store in the Shenandoah Square shopping center in Leesburg, Virginia. This store closed in May 2019 when Walmart moved to a new Supercenter store elsewhere in the Leesburg area. Due to longstanding plans to relocate this store, this store never received the new Walmart logo, and the final interior was the mid-2000s decor package with brown walls and large wall signs. The store looked like this prior to its closing.

Photos taken in and around Annapolis, Maryland, April 20, 2021.

Trip to Staunton, Virginia and surrounding area, May 10-12, 2021.

Norfolk Southern rail bridge between Shepherdstown, West Virginia and Sharpsburg, Maryland. Photographed May 18, 2021.

Photos taken at Little Seneca Lake, May 26, 2021.

Drone flight over the eastern part of Montgomery Village, Maryland. Photographed June 6, 2021.

An overnight trip to Virginia, July 6-7, 2021.

Photographs of the former Staunton Mall in Augusta County, Virginia, taken on July 7, 2021, about six months after the mall closed permanently in preparation for redevelopment.

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Day trip to Waynesboro and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on July 20, 2020.

A hike to "Hell House", an abandoned altar-type structure on the former campus of St. Mary's College in Ilchester, Maryland.

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A day trip to Ocean City, Maryland and Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on August 31, 2021.

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A trip to Virginia from September 8-10, 2021, visiting Front Royal, Charlottesville, Staunton, and Waynesboro.