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passing airport time, #2
Goodness – where did the middle of that person go? It feels like seeing the inside of a magic trick.
(In addition to reading a book* while I waited for my flight, I also made a few photos. That first thing might surprise you, but the second one won’t. I’m pretty sure.)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
photographed 4.6.2024
*I read Three by Valérie Perrin, which met my criteria of being long – 550 pages – and being a paperback. I bought it at Magic City Books in Tulsa, which is an awesome bookstore that you ought to visit.
her whole heart wasn’t in it
When I’m traveling, I can happily spend airport time making photos. And, also, I like to create stories about the people I see – I’m not stalker-y or anything; I just make a few quick assumptions about them and about where they’re going and why they need to be there today. And this woman? I only saw half of her, but am pretty sure that she was only half-hearted about making that particular trip…
LAX
Los Angles, California
photographed 2.20.2017
IT to the rescue
My knowledge of workplace safety protocols comes from officing across the hall from my agency’s risk manager for about eight years*. So there’s a chance I could be wrong in thinking that wheelchairs are not generally accepted as a safe substitute for ladder.
Love Field
Dallas, Texas
photographed 3.10.2022
*And also from not being a total idiot.
Traffic Patterns
This? Oh just killing time at Gate 7 while I waited to board the flight home. (I almost never get bored at airports.)
Gate 7, Love Field
Dallas, Texas
photographed 9.24.2021
Loading Zone (but no one to load)
I’ll be the very first to admit that the Lubbock airport isn’t the busiest airport I’ve ever been to. It is the busiest airport in all of Lubbock County, though, so there’s that.
But I digress.
During the Time of Virus and No Traveling, the passenger loading zone had very little to do.
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 4.4.2020
One Day | One Image 