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Bearing this beauty
There are notecards taped to the door in my studio. The pink ones have project titles on them, and the green ones beside them have ideas, things I’ve already photographed, places I need to visit, or whatever seems relevant to the project. Process matters, I guess, and this is my process.
One of the oldest pink cards has the phrase “bearing this beauty” written on it. (Also: I always write with a Sharpie. More process). That’s a phrase I heard somewhere and decided was a good descriptor for a project photographing (reading from the green cards) dumpsters, car washes, laundromats, and parking garages – things that are generally not associated with beauty. I’ve already photographed a lot of these things, and somehow the time seemed right to unveil the title. Of course, these dumpsters are joined by an electrical box, a pile of chairs, and that yellow thing. More beauty, if you want to think of it that way.
Lubbock, Texas
photographed 3.15.2020
Framed
Way back in the dark ages, before we starting stockpiling toilet paper* someone was concerned enough about window frames to lay in a supply. Those were indeed simpler times.
Santa Anna, Texas
photographed 2.17.2020
*You know, like a week and a half ago.
Big Mama’s
I guess it’s hard to imagine how such a shoppe could have possibly gone out of business. I mean, burgers AND smoothies? What else could you possibly even need?
Colorado City, Texas
photographed 3.18.2018
Several Debras
And then, just as I turned the corner, I spotted this slightly disturbing scene. On closer inspection, I discovered they are all named Debra…
Slaton, Texas
photographed 2.29.2020
Tumbleweeds will tumble
If you’re from a windy place, you probably already noticed the way the netting is curving, pushed by the wind. And you have probably already noticed that those tumbleweeds are a little blurry because they were, in fact, tumbling by just as I made the images.
Slaton, Texas
photographed 2.29.2020
