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In the summer of 2021, I was having an Instagram conversation with another photographer, VC Torneden, whom I’d been following for a while. During the conversation, she asked me if I’d like to collaborate with her on a project she held dear – documentation of Route 66. I said yes immediately. At that point the idea was that we’d photograph the route through Texas and Oklahoma. Later (but not much later, actually) that expanded to shooting the entire Chicago-to-Santa Monica route. And then the project found a name – The Other Side – and a whole adventure was born.
Route 66 has been photographed many times over the decades. However, we were interested in taking a deeper look, concentrated on the chronically overlooked miles by predominantly bypassing the tourist attractions and instead seeking to find – and document – the quotidian, the overlooked, the forgotten along America’s highway: the other side of the road.
And now we are happy to announce that Living Arts of Tulsa will host an exhibit of 222 photos from our project. The show will be up from April 1-22, with an official opening on Friday, April 5. If you’re in the area, we’d love for you to stop by and see the show.
In the meantime, we’ve got starts of a Facebook page, an Instagram account, and a website.
As you can imagine, we've been pretty busy getting ready for the show, so the social media things haven't yet gotten the attention they need – but we’ll get there. But please, if you're interested in seeing more of our work and learning about our project, please follow along on any of the options.
along Route 66
Wilmington, Illinois
photographed 7.1.2022
the very short trash can
Look! It’s a very, very short trash can!
Roaring Springs, Texas
photographed 3.15.2024
old firetruck in the rain
I went to two little towns the other day; the towns are less than ten miles apart and not at all similar except that both of them have (for some reason) ancient and ragged firetrucks parked outside. I’m not sure what the deal is, but anyway, I did get photos of both of them because that’s the way I am.
Roaring Springs, Texas
photographed 3.15.2024
tornado damage
When I was 14, a huge and deadly tornado struck my town. Storm prediction and warning was a lot different then, and because that storm happened at night and didn’t damage my part of town, I didn’t actually know about it until the next day.
But I’ve never forgotten the shock in our town, the way the winds tossed heavy thing around like they were nothing, and the fact that 26 people died in the storm. And even down, decades later, if you know where to look, scars are still visible.
On June 21, 2023, a tornado struck the small town of Matador. Four people were killed and there was much damage to structures and businesses. And in just a matter of a few seconds, that storm created scars that will last for many, many years.
Matador, Texas
photographed 3.15.2024
muted colors on a muted day
The weather was crap the other day, so naturally that called for a drive. In the rain. In the cold. In the wind. Really just a fantastic day to…see what stuff looks like when it gets rained on, since that’s not a thing that happens all that much.
Matador, Texas
photographed 3.15.2024
