Santa Monica and Playa Del Rey
Under the boardwalk, bird feeding, two beaches, an engagement, and a decent calzone.
The Theme Building/Plane Watching at LAX
As 2020 ended and 2021 began, I was in California. That’s a longer story for another day, though. In the mean time, for the next few posts over the next few weeks, some photographs made around Los Angeles with a quick detour into the desert.
Documenting The West End Stadium
A visual record of FC Cincinnati’s new home. How the venue appeared before its grand opening.
The Salton Sea
The 104 degree temperature heightened the smell—salty water and rotting fish with a breeze of wildfire forming a haze over the horizon. Even as we fought off constant swarms of flies and left footprints in the sludge-ridden shore, this was somehow one of the most beautiful places I’d ever been.
Late in Life Skateboarding and The Legend of Rock-A-Hoola
A story about aging, an abandoned waterpark, and a broken hand.
A Day When “Nowheres” Prevailed Over the “Usual Somewheres”
Venturing from Vegas through the desert en route to Phoenix with many stops along the way.
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[Suburbia Lost] McDonald’s - Forest Park, OH 2
Abandoned fast food places dot the American landscape everywhere you look, but it’s rare to find a shuttered McDonald’s still standing. Sometimes you get lucky, though, and find the White McWhale of derelict suburban architecture.
The Rest of Vegas: Summer 2020
Travis sold me on the idea of giving this city another look, devoting more time to exploring beyond the glow of neon lights and tourist traps. We enjoyed ramen at a hole-in-the-wall, took in the city’s Koreatown and Chinatown, wandered the Arts District, sipped drinks at a strip mall tiki joint, and wandered Fremont St. from its light show experience all the way down to the parts that still echo the work of Fred Sigman.
Circus Circus
Documenting a slice of kitschy Vegas charm known to outsiders of a certain age and cultural persuasion. This was the place you’d see on television and in travel magazines. One day it may be gone.
Las Vegas: Wings of Gold
The first in a series from a trip to the western United States—a combination of digital and 35mm, rumors of witchcraft, inspiration from 1995, and the vestiges of a Vegas that was not its normal self.
A Big Boy Graveyard + Other Assorted Film Shots
A collection of various 35mm shots made in 2020 that didn’t necessarily have a place in a larger story or post.
Spilt Coffee in St. Louis
An upended future, two arches, a quote by Joel Meyerowitz, and a search for clarity in the Midwest.
The Riviera of the Midwest
They say "there's more than corn in Indiana," and they're right. There's a classic boardwalk amusement park sitting on a midwestern lake: fried food, roller coasters, games, and all.
Kings Island in July 2020 via 35mm Film
Otis Redding sat on “the dock of the bay.” I sat near the edge of man made pond on a German-themed patio that served Mexican food.
What Happened to Queen City Discovery?
Looking for QueenCityDiscovery.com? It still exists and there’s more to come, but life changes…
Having Lunch with Nana and Papa
“I tell ya, I’m old. I wear a mask, but I’m not like you,” she says with a New York accent that has persisted longer than her desire for me to have children. “If I get it, I get it. If I die, I die.” This isn’t morbid. This is just Nana.