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Underwear and one shoe
It makes me sad to see business that haven’t made it, especially in towns that are obviously struggling.
But on the other hand, I sure do like it when they’ve closed up shop without cleaning out their inventories. Just look at the stuff – lots of TVs and underwear, and that one dusty shoe.
Vaughn, New Mexico
photographed 2.25.2019
A Small Herd of Horses
My favorite way to shoot – through a (usually) dirty window to capture the randomness of the way stuff accumulates when no one will thinks a photographer will drop by.
Vaughn, New Mexico
photographed 2.25.2019
Blinds, down
A pile of blinds on the floor, in the shadow of the jalousie window from yesterday.
Vaughn, New Mexico
photographed 2.25.2019
Jalousie
The big plate glass windows were on the ground, in millions of pieces. But somehow, these jalousie windows were still intact. I guess they lack the inherent appeal of someone looking to have a dramatic second throwing a rock through a window.
Vaughn, New Mexico
photographed 2.25.2019
Exhaust fan, alternate version
I passed through Vaughn two times, back in March, and both times I was in too much of a hurry to stop and look around. I did spot an especially attractive out-of-business gas station my first time through, and knew if I ever got back over there, it would be on my list of Things I Needed to Explore.
It did not disappoint.
To be clear: I have a set of rules that I follow when I’m photographing places like this. One of those rules is that I never rearrange anything to make the shot “better.” This was exactly how I found it, and I had a good laugh (out loud!) while I thought about exhaust fans.
Vaughn, New Mexico
photographed 2.25.2019
