Over the last several months, I’ve spent a lot of time riding around in my pick up, listening to Bruce Springsteen, Tom Waits, Ryan Adams
and on and on. I’ve been talking to truck drivers, taking their portraits, and listening to their stories.
I’ve been wandering train tracks, abandoned mills, crumbling factories, trying to breath life into a fading America with my photographs. I won’t go into detail about the origins of the United States and how I feel this land was stolen from its native people …another time perhaps… But I will say America’s origins and the history of this land fascinate me… the people, the jobs, the factories. And it wasn’t until IG and mobile photography in general that I could see these images from around the world, and share what I’m seeing as well. I get to see daily life in Istanbul (@fisheyedreams), protests and ceremonies from Seattle (@bradpuet), the faded city of Detroit (@tonydetroit) etc, etc, etc. Not only do I get to see the images, but I get the stories, I get questions answered, I get contact with the people going out of their way to document life and the people and worlds outside of our own. To be able to see around the world, in real time, through the eyes of many talented people, is truly an amazing thing. So going forward, I will continue to document the people and environments in my world, to return the favor to all of you who are doing the same. In the near future I have some adventures around the US that I’mvery excited to experience and document. Until then, thank you. All of you.
trains moan in my head into the future and outta the past…
-Ryan Adams
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I’ve been listening to a lot of Bruce Springsteen also… why should today be unlike any other day. I can’t get enough.
awesome i feel the same!
Isn’t that the beauty of the world of instant mobile photography? We get to see these fascinating photos worldwide whenever we want really. Look forward to reading more posts from you!
indeed, thank you, i look forward to yours as well
Thanks for sharing. Good timing, too. I was just looking at some photos from the Rust Belt today.
This actually hits a nerve for me because I have an appreciation, and find beauty, in the old and forgotten bits, pieces and places in America. There’s so much history and something fascinating about it all.
thanks Thomas, glad to know I’m not the only one.