News and Information About HABS, HAER and HALS Photography
I should have posted these HABS photos back in 2023, after they were accepted into the Library of Congress HABS collections, but something probably came up. Something always does. CROSSROADS OF THE WORLD HABS No. CA-2965 6671 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles Large Format Historic American Buildings Survey photography from July 2022. Crossroads of the World (constructed in 1936-37)…
A Born-Digital HABS Photo Standard is Coming Someday, but not yet. The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS*), the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) programs are the way America documents its significant inherited environment. For the last 93 years HABS has documented built America exceptionally well, with honest, unmanipulated…
There’s a really good (ongoing) discussion on the Large Format Forum about camera-scanning 4×5 and 5×7 negatives for HABS, HAER, or HALS. I use a DSLR (or Mirrorless) camera and a copy stand to photograph my negatives and create 30+ Megapixel digital photographs. Follow the discussion here: https://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?157757-4×5-amp-5×7-Negatives-Camera-Scanning-with-Nikon-D800E&highlight=habs
I’m teaching a webinar on HABS/HAER via zoom through the University of North Texas. April 23, 2025. Link: https://library.unt.edu/news/2025/03-19-lecture-habs If you’d like more information about HABS/HAER/HALS photography take a look at our website. www.HABSphoto.com Stephen Schafer Architectural Photography Ventura, California Ph: 415-857-HAER
My Path to Preservation: Insights from a HABS Photographer INFO LINK Members Non-Members FREEDate: May 20, 2025Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Join the California Preservation Foundation for our My Path to Preservation series, a webinar program with the goal of sharing insights with students, interns, graduates, emerging professionals, and anyone interested in a…
Lost in America Book Review: Cahan and Williams, have crafted a book that’s an engaging foray through the demise of lost architecture while at the same time the book is a celebration of the Historic American Buildings Survey itself.
HABS photography of a former Fotomat for inclusion in the Historic American Buildings Survey collection at the Library of Congress.
Angel Island Immigration Station Hospital The Angel Island Immigration Station Hospital of San Francisco is a winner for the 2022 Preservation Design Award for Rehabilitation. We created photographs for Project Lead Mike Garavaglia of Garavaglia Architecture in San Francisco. About the Angel Island Immigration Station Hospital The former Immigration Station Hospital was rehabilitated for adaptive…
HABS large format photographs of the Times Mirror Building, constructed in 1970-73 for the Times Mirror Company, and designed by William L. Pereira & Associates.
Historic American Buildings Survey Photographs of buildings lost to the wrecking ball or just lost to time.