Ghost Town Church

I can be a fickle when it comes to my photographs. I can really like a particular photo for two or three weeks and then I start to like it less and less. Not so with this photo of an abandoned church. It's in a ghost town called Halfa in northern Iowa. It has remained on my list of favorites since I first worked on it. It has good tonality, good composition, and an interesting subject.

This church is obviously abandoned and it poses an important question when I think of it as part of the Church Project. I wanted to show these churches as important parts of their community. In this church's case, the community is no longer there. Should churches no longer in use be included?

No doubt I'll continue to ponder that question. For now Ghost Town Church remains a part of the project. Despite not being cared for, it retains a dignified air that I admire. The people who worshiped here made this church a sacred place. That did not change when they left.