Random Photographs | January - July 2022
Random photographs made the first seven months of this year that didn’t have a place in a larger story or post. January 1, 2022 - July 23, 2022 in both 35mm film and digital formats.
COVID quarantining at home to start the year.
Digital.
Bob’s Bar, “The Cultural Hub of the Midwest.”
Columbus.
Digital.
934 Outdoor Art Gallery.
Columbus.
Digital.
Hey Hey Bar & Grill and its famous sauerkraut balls along with two wonderful regulars we met: Rusty and Krystal.
Columbus.
Digital.
blaCk Coffee Lounge.
Cincinnati.
Digital.
Parking payment booth and mural in Cincinnati. On the left: digital. On the right: 35mm film. Made a “process” video of this comparison over on Instagram.
The most European intersection in Cincinnati.
Digital.
Zimmer Power Plant tower.
Moscow, OH.
35mm (Pentax K1000 + Kodak Portra 800).
Abraham Lincoln statue, Lytle Park.
Cincinnati.
Digital.
Downtown Cincinnati.
Digital.
Suburban Cincinnati.
Digital.
Egypt.
Digital.
Mighty Ducks dinner.
Cincinnati.
Digital.
Kelly and Nick.
Covington, KY.
Digital.
Two Dans I know. One who I met when taking this photograph, the other who I’d mistakingly been calling “Keith” for nearly a year.
Cincinnati.
Digital.
Downtown Cincinnati.
Digital.
Downtown Cincinnati.
Digital.
NWF Wrestling at Bircus Brewing.
Ludlow, KY.
Digital.
Home.
Digital.
Downtown Cincinnati.
Digital.
HAMRO Restaurant (formerly the Forest Park Restaurant). Also seen in the “northern suburbs food tour.”
Forest Park, OH.
35mm (Pentax K1000 + Kodak Portra 800).
Downtown Cincinnati.
Digital.
Draft of a new book.
Cincinnati.
Digital.
Putz’s Creamy Whip with my friend Katie.
Cincinnati.
Digital & 35mm (Pentax K1000 + Kodak Portra 800).
Home.
Digital.
Monster Truck Show, Heritage Bank Center.
Cincinnati.
Digital.
Cincinnati’s Historic Monster Energy Building.
Digital.
Mercantile Building Arcade.
Cincinnati.
Digital.
Pieces by Cincinnati street artist “Wiggle Worm.”
Digital.
“Norge ball” sign, a vestige of the defunct Norge Village Laundry & Dry Cleaners brand.
Anderson, OH.
Digital.
View of Downtown Cincinnati from the Mt. Adams neighborhood.
Digital.
View of Interstate 471 from Cincinnati’s Mt. Adams neighborhood.
Digital.
Breakfast along Downtown Cincinnati’s 8th St.
Digital.
Kissel Bros. carnival truck.
Miamitown, OH.
Digital.
Jolly’s Root Beer Stand.
Hamilton, OH.
Digital.
Asian Food Fest and Mahope Cambodian Cuisine Food Truck.
Cincinnati.
35mm (Canon AE-1 + Kodak Portra 800)
Downtown Cincinnati “ghost sign.” The same one that was temporarily brought back to life in 2016.
35mm (Canon AE-1 + Kodak Portra 800)
Construction of a parking lot in place of a demolished historic building.
Cincinnati.
35mm (Canon AE-1 + Kodak Portra 800).
Street art in a Cincinnati alleyway.
Digital.
Fillmore’s Dairy Hut.
Florence, KY.
35mm (Pentax K1000 + Kodak Ultramax 400)
FC Cincinnati at TQL Stadium.
Cincinnati.
Digital.
US Coast Guard cutter “Obion” of Owensboro, KY docked at Cincinnati’s Serpentine Wall.
Digital.
Skywalk bridge.
Canton, OH.
35mm (Pentax K1000 + Kodak Ultramax 400).
Local school mascot painted on roadway.
Gnadenhutten, OH.
35mm (Pentax K1000 + Kodak Ultramax 400).
The Aquabats at Ovation Pavillion.
Newport, KY.
Digital.
Downtown Cincinnati parking garage.
Digital.
CVG airport’s departure drop off area on a beautiful summer night on a Saturday in July when there were few flights. So completely void of activity that you could park there without any hassle and not see a soul.
Digital.
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