Josh, in the wind
I got my photographic start by making images of roadside crosses; I spent the better part of a decade stopping at almost every one that I saw. And then, one day, I was done. Just like that. (This is the last one I photographed from that time; the poem with it is almost a word-for-word account of what a woman who lived by the cross told me.)
Perhaps from habit, perhaps because the project’s not really finished yet, or from a combination of those two things, I still notice crosses and other memorials along the road. And sometimes, I do still pull over and make a few images. This one called to me, for reasons that I don’t understand. But of course I stopped. I had to.
Fluvana, Texas
photographed 10.20.2018
Posted on March 24, 2019, in Photography and tagged 365 photo project, black and white photography, fluvanna, fluvanna texas, learning to see, Leica, melinda green harvey, monochrome, one day one image, photo a day, photography, postaday, road trip, roadside crosses, texas, thoughtful seeing. Bookmark the permalink. 7 Comments.
I understand and like this image.
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Thank you, Richard.
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I think I understand why you stopped …
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Thank you, Julie. There were two makers for Josh, just a few feet apart, which I suppose indicates some kind of family drama and which makes the whole thing even more sad.
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I just read the poem … oh how very very sad
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The whole thing was very odd. We pulled over, and I got out to photograph the cross. When I walked back to the car, the woman was standing near it and she told me the story. Then, when I got in the car, my husband said, “Where were you? That took a long time.” I said I was talking with the lady who was standing there and he said, “What lady?” Now, I know for sure she was standing in the blind spot and he didn’t see her in the rearview mirror. Or was she an apparition?
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I’m stuck for words … thank you for sharing
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