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urban reflections
If you combine a little bit of impending boredom, a camera outfitted with a vintage lens, an 8th floor hotel room, a view of a parking deck, morning sunlight, and a cold-ass day, this is what may happen.
(I felt that it was important for you to be aware of the risks of traveling with me.)
Fort Worth, Texas
photographed 12.23.2022
meda
There’d been a fire and the building’s roof was gone. Debris covered the floor, and graffiti covered the walls. If it is possible for many layers of spray paint to hold up a damaged structure, that is very like what is happening here.
Niland, California
photographed 2.13.2022
appliances
A cotton gin and a clothes dryer, both abandoned. (But to be honest, if they hadn’t been abandoned, they would have held much less photographic interest.)
near Calipatria, California
photographed 2.12.2022
decisions were being made
Three sizes of ice cream cones, three sizes of ice cream cups, four sizes of drink cups: no wonder that gentleman was taking some time to decide. That’s a lot. And then, when you add in the possibility of a banana split? It must verge on being completely overwhelming.
Brawley, California
photographed 2.12.2022
land of lincoln (he was everywhere)
It makes me happy to know that good ol’ Abe is still there, keeping watch on things as varied as a Thai restaurant, cracked sidewalks, and planters that are decorated with vintage advertisements. In this part of the country, Abe never rests – you can spot him nearly anywhere, keeping an eye on things.
Carlinville, Illinois
photographed 7.3.2022
One Day | One Image 