Photographer Christopher Payne frames U.S. factories and the skilled workers behind consumer goods

Photographer Christopher Payne visits three American factories to capture the skilled workers and machines behind everyday objects, from pencils to Steinway pianos.

A quiet, beautiful meditation on making things and on the people who still do it by hand.

Documenting the inner workings of America’s manufacturing industry, architectural and industrial photographer Christopher Payne has dedicated his career to capturing the skilled workers and complex machinery that bring e

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