DAVID WHITEMYER is an amateur, self-taught photographer who has been exploring modern ruins since his adolescence in the early 1980s. He grew up in the Chicago suburbs and currently lives in southeastern Massachusetts with his wife, sons, and cats. In addition to his photographs, David's passion for history and architecture is demonstrated through his twenty-five years of work in the museum and exhibition planning profession, as a designer, architect, project manager, writer, and adjunct faculty member. His photographs and articles can be seen at www.dwhitemyer.com.