Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne @cooperhewitt
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Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne exhibition features Christopher Payne’s intricately detailed photography of America’s factories. This film follows Payne as he revisits three industrial factories he has photographed during his decade-long photographic journey to learn more about the craft of both industrial and artisanal making in the United States.

“Made in America: The Industrial Photography of Christopher Payne” is On view from Dec. 12 through Sept. 27, 2026, the exhibition brings together more than 70 large-format photographs captured by Payne over a decade-long photographic journey to learn more about the craft of both industrial and artisanal making in the United States.

Directed by: Xhosa Fray-Chinn
DP: Xhosa Fray-Chinn, Patrick Downer
Editor: Wiley Kaupas
Produced by: Susan Brown, Xhosa Fray-Chinn
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