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heal thyself
I have decided to interpret this shop window’s signage and decoration as self-help advice. I don’t mean to imply that I’ve healed myself, or anything like that. All I really mean, probably, is that I like the IDEA of it. And the words.
And that giraffe-neck on the dusty mannequin adds a certain flair to the whole thing.
Route 66
Tulsa, Oklahoma
photographed 7.25.2026
oh, hello
I spent some time back on Route 66 last week, as it’s near the end of the five-year collaborative project I’ve been doing with Claudette Torneden.
Seeing this woman undressing the mannequin – and catching it in time to get the shot! – was the best thing all day. The second best thing was when that same woman, after noticing me and my camera, came outside and apologized for getting in the shot.
(I did not disclose that she actually WAS the reason for the photo.)
Route 66
El Reno, Oklahoma
photographed 7.26.2026
thumbs
Beats me why, but mannequins in windows are something that I really like to photograph. And also, what’s the deal with her thumbs.
Portland, Maine
photographed 3.15.2026
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
One Day | One Image 