Contrasting Life: Wither & Flourish **SIGNED NUMBERED LIMITED FIRST PRINTING PHOTOGRAPHY**

FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, 2021. LIMITED TO 150 COPIES THIS COPY IS NUMBERED 38/150 AND SIGNED BY JOHNNY JOO ON THE FRONT FREE END PAPER. BOOK ISSUED WITHOUT DUST JACKET AND IS IN PRISTINE AS NEW CONDTION. A 300-page book showcasing photographs from all throughout Johnny Joo's portfolio - abandoned, nature and somewhere in between, where nature has begun to take back what we have left behind. The book acts as a dual book, where it can be opened from either side - one side (Flourish) showcasing mainly nature and landscape images, while the other side (Wither) showcasing images of abandoned places, eventually progressing to a meeting point where all becomes overgrown, eventually fading back into nature. This is a breathtaking collection. Johnny Joo, through Odd World Studios, has established himself as an up and coming photographer who understands light and composition and chooses a subject matter that is simply fascinating. THIS BOOK IS PRIVATELY PRINTED IN ROCHESTER, NEW YORK. THIS IS ONE TO HOLD ON TO AND DEFINTELY A COLLECTORS DREAM. ISBN 978-0-9981016-5-1. Hospitals, schools, churches, theaters, hotels, homes, industry, bridges, diners, malls, amusement parks and more. Ohio holds a huge collection of history that continues to fade away. Eventually all that will be left of many of these places are the photographs and memories. Ohio has so much incredible history that has been saved, but at the same time so much history that remains throughout these abandoned places, practically forgotten. I find it sad and fascinating that these places are tossed aside like they are. Though they have been forgotten, there is such an interesting beauty inside their walls, decay and all. Factories such as the former Westinghouse, one of the most important in the history of the industrial revolution. George Westinghouse was also a pioneer of the electrical industry, gaining his first patent at the age of 19. His company had even employed Nikola Tesla. A former Westinghouse factory remains abandoned in Cleveland falling to pieces. The former Paisley Farms pickle jarring factory (shown on the cover) was abandoned for years and had become wildly overgrown before eventually being demolished. These photos hold its stories of years of abandonment. Once the largest mall in America, Randall Park Mall once sat on land now occupied by an Amazon distribution center. The mall had sat crumbling for years, and in this book you will find photos and history of the rise and fall of the massive shopping center. A church built in 1903, abandoned for 27 years nearly untouched. Fanny's Diner in the village of Collinwood. A former home-style 1950s diner, demolished in 2018. The industrial powerhouses that Ohio had become home to were some of the most important in history, and so many now sit abandoned, while some have been demolished. Companies that offered so much during World War II, rusting and rotting away. Cleveland was even home to the company that created the devices to monitor the Bikini Atoll nuclear tests (the tests that brought much of the story of Spongebob Squarepants to life) Among these, this book contains photos and history of numerous other locations, some that will be reserved specifically for this series of books.