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it gets worse from here

 

Sun and wind and time have not been kind to this grave-side flag. And it is only going to get worse unless someone steps in to replace it.

Ojo Caliente, New Mexico
photographed 3.31.2024

death comes

 

I really like to photograph cemeteries and on a recent trip to New Mexico, they were really calling to me. Calling to me photographically, I mean, not in a “why don’t you come join us?” way.

The textures, the symbols, the stories that remain mysterious to me, the cultural and geographical differences all draw me in. And once I’m drawn in, you know for sure I’ll make photos.

Lamy, New Mexico
photographed 3.30.2024

telephone jesus

 

Is Jesus always on this telephone pole (and another Jesus on the next pole, too)? Or was it because I was there on Easter weekend?

Obviously I need to go back and verify. Because research is important.

Lamy, New Mexico
photographed 3.30.2024

cloud/line

 

Sometimes things just line up the right way. Sometimes that’s just a saying, but also: it can be literal.

Lamy, New Mexico
photographed 3.30.2024

gravel

 

Say you and your friend are out for the day, photographing all the cool things you can find.

And say that it’s nearing the end of the day and you’re both getting tired and ready to be home and it’s getting easier and easier to talk yourselves out of stopping.

And, then, say you pass by the abandoned gravel place in a tiny town…

Regina, New Mexico
photographed 3.31.2024