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Weed as Barrier
That weed may have thought its presence across a potential walking route was enough to keep itinerant photographers at bay.
That weed was wrong.
Big Spring, Texas
photographed 8.2.2020
Hospitalization
This hospital closed for good in 2001. According to this article, at the time it closed, the hospital was the second-largest employer in town, with about 120 employees. The town itself had, at the time, about 2,200 residents, so the loss of that many jobs must have damaged the town’s economy in ways that are still being felt nearly twenty years later.
And, all these years later, there is still some stuff lying around. At this point, I guess it’s safe to assume it’ll just be here forever.
Hale Center, Texas
photographed 6.28.2020
Impermanent
Once you’ve seen this photo, you’ve gotten the gist of the entire town, unfortunately.
Melvin, Texas
photographed 6.15.2020
The Last Quarter
Here’s my confession: I didn’t even SEE the moon when I made the picture. I didn’t notice it until I was in Lightroom, looking for and erasing a few dust spots. And even then, I thought it was just a giant hunk of dust stuck on the sensor.
It’s a shame that I am not nearly as observant as I believe myself to be.
Katemcy, Texas
photographed 6.14.2020
Cabinet
I have an endless fascination for the things that get left behind when a place is abandoned. It started in Floydada, Texas, when I spotted a single spatula left in an out-of-business hamburger stand, and I haven’t gotten over it yet. I understand that maybe the last people who lived here didn’t really mean to abandon the place, but a sofa? Or an electric skillet, a cooler, some jars, and all the other stuff that I couldn’t see well enough to identify?
Melvin, Texas
photographed 6.15.2020
One Day | One Image 