Portfolios

From the Main Line | Examining a landscape impacted by 250 years of transportation history by tracing one of the largest railroad networks of the 19th and 20th Centuries.

Relic | The Relic project represents architecture symbolic of a different era in American history. Long ago these buildings represented cities and urban planners celebrating their economic and social prosperity.

Watershed | The lower Delaware River watershed is rich with industrial history. Watershed explores the river as it exists, seeking to understand the complex relationship between industry and the waterway.

FIELD NOTES

Field Notes is a blog that explores the dialog between historical narratives and contemporary landscape photographs combining imagery with historical elements and visual ephemera to further the conversation between modern views and local and regional histories.

About

Michael Froio is a photographer and educator in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Much of his work focuses on understanding the built environment and how history creates a compelling narrative in photography. Michael's commissioned work includes architectural, railroad, and heavy industry documentation and research projects in various mediums, including large format films, digital stills, videos, and time-lapse photography. His work resides in noted collections, including the Library of Congress, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Woodmere Museum, and the Camden County Arts Bank collection.