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light my way so i get this right
Maybe my quick trip out of town the other day seemed silly, or selfish, or just plain confusing. I’m not saying it wasn’t any of those things, but on the other hand, it sort of feels like I went all that way to see this pink-haired mannequin in a store window…and it was worth the drive.
Mason, Texas
photographed 4.11.2026
his dead eyes saw everything
There’s a lot going on here. For example, the way that red reflected light looks like a corsage. Or his cold dead eyes. Or the way his eyebrows look like he’s had feathers tattooed on where his brows used to be. Or the way that one false eyelash is hanging half way off. Or the haughty angle of his head
Thank you for attending my seminar “Why I Photograph Mannequins.” (Upcoming seminars, including “Really? You Think is a Photo?,” “I Meant For It To Look That Way,” and “This Photo Wanted To Be In Color,” will be scheduled soon.)
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.4.2026
An out-of-body experience
As the Sears store got closer to being permanently closed, the store fixtures began to be moved over to the sides of the building, where they were available for sale. I don’t know what the resale market is for used mannequins, but the photographic opportunities were obvious.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 12.26.2018 and 1.3.2019
One Day | One Image 