Racked
Tucumcari, New Mexico
photographed 6.4.2021
Portrait (of a portrait)
I went over the Tucumcari the other day, the way you do if you’re a black and white photographer and like old stuff*. And while this portrait-of-a-portrait-that’s-really-a-mural doesn’t technically fall into the category of “old stuff,” I photographed it anyway. I am bold like that.
Tucumcari, New Mexico
photographed 6.5.2021
*And also if you’ve got a photographer friend who likes the same stuff and Tucumcari is about in the middle.
The Flood: a reflection
The weather was oddly rainy earlier this summer. And it’s flat enough here that there are some pretty large puddles that hang around.
You know what I did about that.
Terry County, Texas
photographed 6.27.2021
8-7 Buffet
I was embarking upon a 280-mile drive the other morning. And I made it all of 27 miles from my house before I was compelled to exit the highway and make a series of turns to get back around to photograph this place. And the thing is, I’d already driven by it a thousand times (estimated) and never even noticed it. Until I did. And of course, once I saw it, I had no option but to photograph it.
Road trips with me are time-inefficient, but just rich in frequent stops.
Tahoka, Texas
photographed 6.11.2021
Bays
The closet door in my studio has notecards with project ideas. I am (disturbingly) organized about this: new project ideas are on pink notecards and those are all taped along the left-hand side of the door. And then, as the project develops or my ideas change, I write updates on green cards that are taped next to the corresponding pink one. And the notes are always (always!!) written in Sharpie. And then, when a project is either finished are has languished for a long time, the pink-and-green cards are accordioned together and taped in a grid at the top of the closet door.
All of this ridiculousness to say that car washes are, in fact, listed specifically on a green card and that green card ties back to a pink card with a wonderful project title* (because sometimes I get the title first).
Maybe you wish you didn’t know this about me. Too late, now, though…
Alpine, Texas
photographed 6.12.2021
*No, I am not going to say the project title. I once had a delightfully funny photograph title stolen from me before I could even use it. Not that I think any of YOU would do that, I did learn my lesson.
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