Monthly Archives: July 2015
Fuel Center
I like maps. Real ones, I mean, printed on paper with holes worn in the folds. My preferred way to travel is to chart my own path from one of these maps, and I am almost positive that I am better at figuring a route than the navigation system in my car could ever be.
But the other day, I decided to take a route that my car suggested. It was completely out of character for me, and I can’t really explain what happened. Maybe I needed that weekend away more than I realized! At any rate, the nav system sent me through the tiny town of Coyanosa, which I’d never even heard of before. It was a good route – nice road, almost no traffic, and even some things to photograph, like this out-of-business fuel center. I am trying to convince myself that I could have found this route on the map, without satellite intervention….
Coyanosa, Texas
photographed 7.12.2015
Sad Trailer, 2
An interior shot of the same trailer from yesterday. That coffee mug on the counter makes me think the resident intended to return someday, but that could be my own pro-coffee confirmation bias.
Valentine, Texas
photographed 7.11.2015
Sad Trailer, 1
Someone’s former house, baking in the desert sun. And no chance of shade or redemption.
Valentine, Texas
photographed 7.11.2015
Boomtown Dining
It doesn’t seem that long ago that the road from Midland to Lamesa was narrow with nothing on either side but rangeland. The oil boom changed all that. Now the road has four lanes. There’s this diner, tiny in comparison with the size of the parking lot. And, of course, more stuff that looks like those tanks and buildings in the background.
Martin County, Texas
photographed 7.12.2015
Our Work Has Been Stolen
Please read this post; it’s important that we try to keep on top of things like this and protect our work.
I think I always knew this was going to happen. In fact, I caught someone a few years ago that had stolen one of my iphone photos and was distributing it to people that wanted to create composites. I wasn’t too upset about that because it wasn’t a great photo, and it probably wouldn’t have been used for anything since it was heavily edited. At any rate, a simple cease and desist worked.
This recent discovery is much more upsetting. It’s a bit of a rabbit hole that myself and other artists have been delving into the last few days. At first it looked like another poster website selling photographs that didn’t belong to them. A bit of research has lead us to believe its much worse.
I actually found some of your work on their site too. I’ll mention the names in a minute, but I honestly don’t want…
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