client: jon plasse, photographer [ published by excelsior editions, an imprint of suny press ] 
project: the stadium; images and voices of the original yankee stadium
responsible for: conceptual development, editing, design, and production management 

project description: through images and words, the stadium brings to life the emotional and visual experience of the original yankee stadium, recalling a special time when children and their parents, joined by thousands of other fans, spent a joyful afternoon or evening together, watching their local heroes. interspersed among photographer jon plasse’s black-and-white images of the original yankee stadium are the recollections of individuals whose lives were intimately connected to the ballpark: an umpire, an usher, a vendor, a souvenir merchandiser, and a fan. together, photographs and text combine to invoke a fan’s memories of the sights and sounds of this beloved ballpark: waiting to buy tickets among throngs of fans, walking through dark cavernous hallways to the upper decks, seeing the dazzling outfield grass and the silky-smooth infield dirt, and listening to the roar of the crowd as the first batter steps up to the plate. the stadium is a fitting tribute to one of baseball’s most storied icons.