13th Annual Palo Alto Weekly Photo Contest
"Knapp's Castle" About Kevin Hipp
The legend of Knapp's Castle says that early-1900's actor George
Knapp wanted to build himself a castle in the hills, but after
two forest fires destroyed his plans, he decided the place was
cursed and left it to deteriorate. When Hipp, who has been a photographer for seven of his 21 years,
got there, "the
lighting was just right," he said. He chose black-and-white film because
of the different shades of gray in the clouds and the texture of the ruins. Hipp, who grew up in Palo Alto and now attends the Brooks Institute
of Photography, has photographed ruins as far away as China.
He likes taking pictures of falling-apart
places because they illustrate how people used to live and how times have changed. "I'm not a good painter and I'm not a good writer," Hipp said, "but I like being able to capture something I see beauty in and hopefully help others see the same thing." --Avital Binschtock |
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