Tag: Dina Kantor

  • Portraits of the Last Remaining Residents of a Toxic Kansas Mining Town

    Portraits of the Last Remaining Residents of a Toxic Kansas Mining Town

    Portraits of the Last Remaining Residents of a Toxic Kansas Mining Town Brooklyn-based photographer Dina Kantor has been observing dramatic changes in both life and landscape in Treece, Kansas since the summer of 2010. Over the past two years, this former mining town officially closed down, its residents relocating elsewhere. via Feature Shoot: http://www.featureshoot.com/2013/08/portraits-of-the-last-remaining-residents-of-a-toxic-kansas-mining-town/ I…

  • Dina Kantor Photographs the Demise of Treece, Kansas

    Dina Kantor Photographs the Demise of Treece, Kansas

    Dina Kantor Photographs the Demise of Treece, Kansas Treece, Kansas, was a thriving mining town during the First and Second World Wars. It’s now been almost entirely abandoned due to major pollution. For … via The New Yorker: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2012/06/dina-kantor-photographs-the-demise-of-treece-kansas.html Treece, Kansas, was a thriving mining town during the First and Second World Wars. It’s now…