Christopher Payne is an award-winning architectural photographer fascinated by design, assembly, and the built form, according to his official site. Trained as an architect, Payne has also been honored as a grant recipient by the Graham Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the New York Foundation for the Arts. Today, we bring you a special collection, TEXTILES, in which he diverged from his usual work. Five years ago, he visited an old mill in Maine that continues to manufacture technicolored yarns despite the commonplace, business-driven decision made by many to outsource the American textile industry, which cuts the cost of production and lowers prices for consumers. The photographs, which feature a number of other factories, reflect a stark contrast between the run-down though fully functioning mills and the vibrant, colorful products they still yield. “There is not much staging allowed because I cannot alter or interrupt the lines of production,” Payne explained in an interview with *The Huffington Post*. “So I wait, sometimes months, for the right colors to come along, and then a magical moment occurs, if only for a few hours or minutes.” **Judging by the photographs, it was worth the wait.**
***Scroll below for more beautiful photos of American factories that continue to spin their magic.***
