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feels like desperation
I could feel the owner’s increasing desperation as I read the signs painted on the windows at this abandoned place.
But I am also entertained by the phone numbers, which seem truncated so that only the locals will be able to call. I’m not in real estate or anything but it sort of seems like if you’re really wanting to unload your property and there are only 580 people in your whole town, maybe putting a complete phone number would be advantageous.
Roby, Texas
photographed 5.23.2024
gravel
Say you and your friend are out for the day, photographing all the cool things you can find.
And say that it’s nearing the end of the day and you’re both getting tired and ready to be home and it’s getting easier and easier to talk yourselves out of stopping.
And, then, say you pass by the abandoned gravel place in a tiny town…
Regina, New Mexico
photographed 3.31.2024
tornado damage
When I was 14, a huge and deadly tornado struck my town. Storm prediction and warning was a lot different then, and because that storm happened at night and didn’t damage my part of town, I didn’t actually know about it until the next day.
But I’ve never forgotten the shock in our town, the way the winds tossed heavy thing around like they were nothing, and the fact that 26 people died in the storm. And even down, decades later, if you know where to look, scars are still visible.
On June 21, 2023, a tornado struck the small town of Matador. Four people were killed and there was much damage to structures and businesses. And in just a matter of a few seconds, that storm created scars that will last for many, many years.
Matador, Texas
photographed 3.15.2024
muted colors on a muted day
The weather was crap the other day, so naturally that called for a drive. In the rain. In the cold. In the wind. Really just a fantastic day to…see what stuff looks like when it gets rained on, since that’s not a thing that happens all that much.
Matador, Texas
photographed 3.15.2024
mysteries inside all of us
I didn’t go all the way into this building: the condition of the roof led me to believe there were wiser photographic decisions that I could make.
And because I didn’t go all the way in, I can only make assumptions about what was in there. Sort of like with people I guess: you can make tons of assumptions about them, but don’t REALLY know until it feels safe for both of you to explore what’s there.
Simms, Texas
photographed 11.13.2021
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