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dirty windows
Our conference hotel brands itself as “historic,” which from what we could tell meant it was really run-down and outdated and had weird sticky carpet and windows that hadn’t been washed in a while. So if those things make a place historic, this place was definitely full of “history.”
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 5.18.2022
crystals
I went to grad school in New Orleans, and that’s where I learned that the most enjoyable times (for me) in the French Quarter were early in the morning. It feeds into (1) my dislike of crowds and (2) my interest in seeing the behind-the-scenes parts of things. In NOLA, there was always someone hosing down a sidewalk, which for some reason I liked to watch.
Anyway, the same theory holds on the Riverwalk in San Antonio – an early-morning stroll was empty of people…a nice thing for a photographer like me.
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 5.18.2022
the waiting
The train station in Lamy was busier than maybe I would have expected, with a smattering of people waiting on the 12:58 train from Albuquerque. There was the stationmaster, who told me that the station was “sometimes busy.” There was a woman with a ticket to Chicago and quite a bit of luggage. And there was this guy – and when the train arrived, I saw him helping a very old woman off the train.
Lamy, New Mexico
photographed 5.15.2022




