Patrick's Studio

I photographed my friend Patrick Higgins' studio in Bellevue, Kentucky a while back. I was like a kid in a candy store taking in everything in the room, mesmerized by all the instruments, tools, ingredient jars, and many more interesting looking things I couldn't name. It was hard to imagine the amount of work and skills required to turn a piece of wood into a violin, a viola, or a cello. The process, according to Patrick, hadn't changed since several hundred years ago. And because they are all made by hand, every piece is unique.

For photogs: Nikon f5, tri-x 400