From the wilderness of Alaska, Scannell has brought back a portrait of a place where despair and hope are cinched tightly together and held fast, like these last buildings cabled to cliffs, poised on the brink of oblivion.’ – Tom Kizzia, ‘New Yorker’ Magazine Journalist and Author
'Paul Scannell's book is the finest collection of travel photography I have seen for a while. This is much more than ruin porn. I defy anyone to view these images without being moved by the travails of those who tried and failed to tame the Alaskan wilderness.’ - Peter Carty, ‘Guardian’ contributor and travel writer
‘Paul Scannell's images reflect a haunting empathy for those Herculean efforts left abandoned in Alaska; our Last Frontier. In these photos, what could be simply seen as derelict is instead revealed as an heroic effort - a statement to man's exploratory spirit’ – Neil Darish, Lead Star of Discovery Channel’s ‘Edge of Alaska’
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McCarthy, Alaska, is a shell of a place. Located in the Valdez-Cordova census area, about 300 miles east of Anchorage, it is a ghost town, with a meager population of 28. Wooden structures, now worn into dilapidated ruins by time and the elements, are backdropped by looming, snow-capped mountain peaks. They remain as testaments to the town’s frontier glory days a century ago. When Dublin-born photographer Paul Scannell journeyed to Alaska from London in 2016, he didn’t expect to end up in McCarthy and nearby Kennecott.
