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Iron shutters seen in Nevada City, CA.

35mm film. You can see more film pics here.

While visiting the U Drop Inn in Shamrock, TX., earlier this fall on a Route 66 journey, we were presented with some lucky timing and joined by the DeLorean Time Machine.

You can see my Route 66 gallery here.

…sounds of the train

Chicago, IL. 2011

35mm film. somewhere in Arizona.

the Blakeley Schoolhouse was built in 1920, amongst nearly 100 other similar sized & regional one-room schoolhouses, which served an important, fundamental, and singular purpose – educating the youth of the particular community it was constructed in. This particular schoolhouse was paid for by the Julius T. Rosenwald Negro School Fund. Thus, it was a landmark public institution that would serve its tiny community for decades.

Click here for an article on Mobile Bay Magazine, where I discovered this gem.

Roy’s Motel & Cafe. As seen in Amboy, CA on Route 66

as seen in the Eastern Sierra’s. 35mm film. More film shots here, and more Black & White shots here.

just counting waves

Cadillac Ranch sits along I-40 in Amarillo, Texas. In 1973 a local millionaire by the name of Stanley Marsh 3 commissioned the installation which was created by local art group Ant Farm.

The Cadillacs represent different evolutions of the car, specifically from 1949-’63, and they are buried at an angle corresponding to that of the Great Pyramids of Giza

Feel free to contribute by either bringing your own spray can or hope to find some paint in a can on the ground.

mini-dust storm as seen in the Nevada outback.

The farther one gets into the wilderness, the greater is the attraction of its lonely freedom.
– President T. Roosevelt

Ft. Ross, Northern California

“My God, I’m outliving my henna” — Lucille Ball

“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.” –  R. Tagore

35mm film.

as seen in Cabo San Lucas. 35mm film

this is my version of Street View, as seen from a Cessna

As seen in Bolinas, California

Rusty Chevy as seen in the Deep South.

as seen in Oakland, CA.

A stroll in Buena Vista Park captures a mom and her young child ascending a set of stairs — fall is in the air

November 2nd marks the Meso-American celebration of the dead known as Dia De Los Muertos. Wednesday night I captured some images of this annual festival that honors past loved ones