Alcatraz Cell Painting Could these be the paint and artwork of Doc, a character in the film Escape from Alcatraz starring Clint Eastwood? This was only one of a number of cells with personal belongings in them.
2007Thu25Jan
Alcatraz Cell Painting
Filed in Alcatraz, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United States
2006Sat25Nov
Look through the bars at Alcatraz
Filed in Alcatraz, Architecture, Black and White, California, Canon 20D, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United StatesLook through the bars at Alcatraz Looking down a closed off corridor or street in Alcatraz Prison, San Francisco. I watched a few minutes of “Escape From Alcatraz” last night and recognised a few locations – the canteen of course, and the ventilation shafts behind the cells are visible to anyone who looks. I wonder [...]
2006Thu16Nov
Checking the prisoner
Filed in Alcatraz, Black and White, California, Candid, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United StatesChecking the prisoner “I’m so tired. They’ve had me locked up here for years. I’m in solitary confinement for my sins. I was set up I tell you! It wasn’t me!” A tourist looks in on a cell in Alcatraz in the solitary confinement wing. Luckily I was able to walk out immediately. Not a [...]
2006Tue07Nov
Looking onto Freedom
Filed in Black and White, California, Candid, People, Photos, San Francisco, Sigma 10-20, United StatesLooking onto Freedom A young woman talks on her mobile phone while looking out a barred window in Alcatraz Prison, San Francisco. Walking through the prison was quite an experience, especially as tourists like myself took photos and listened to the audio tour while wandering. It was easy to imagine how awful incarceration must be [...]
