the flamingo
I cannot say for certain that this place is (or was) disreputable. I can say that I got that vibe from it, but that’s hardly a fact-based situation.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 8.29.2025
only one smile
Evidence suggests that wig-head models share sharp-featured Caucasian faces, big eyes, thin eyebrows, graceful swan-like necks (which they can pose at a variety of odd angles), and geometric heads. The jauntier of them may toss on a scarf from time to time.
But they rarely find anything to smile about.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 8.23.2025
human hair
If you can even believe this, none of the three people who walked by while I was poking my camera through the security gate to get this shot even acted like they wished THEY had had the same idea. However, as far as I could tell, all three of them did possess human hair.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 8.23.2025
gate-implied fence
I can’t really decide if the presence of the gate implies a fence or if it’s the other way around. Or if it even matters.
But besides that philosophical situation, here’s a photo that captures the entirety of the town of Inez, New Mexico.
Inez, New Mexico
photographed 8.17.2025
fire/investigation
A house had burnt down. The only part still completely standing was the chimney, which was how I noticed the place initially. There was a fence but the gate was open, which I took as an invitation to pull off the road and have a look around.
On the south side of the house, away from the road, was a debris field. I saw an oven, a ladle, about a million nails, chunks of melted glass, ashes, bundles of burnt wire, and two cans of paint. There were photographs waiting to made everywhere I looked, and I did what I could to get them all.
near Milnesand, New Mexico
photographed 8.17.2025
One Day | One Image 