I'm going through a large file of my negatives and slides, the file is marked LA - Phoenix, 2002. It's one of several files I'm wading through at the moment. I'm attempting to do this in an organised way, looking at absolutely everything.Somewhere amongst the files are a set of panoramic negatives of abandoned gas stations in Arizona, which I think may be saleable now. Sometimes I have to wait a long time before fashions change and a photograph becomes desirable. When I find the negatives I'll put a few here and would welcome your opinions.
Last night I scanned this negative among others. It's from a series of photographs of Chloride, Arizona (an old silver mining town), which is a weird and wonderful place that I recommend you visit when the opportunity arises. The reason for my visit was to have a look at the Roy Purcell murals, which are painted on rocks in the desert a few miles outside the town. After spending time painting in the desert, Roy found fame and fortune designing neon lights for the strip in Las Vegas.
All this rambling to plug a photograph. Anyway, I can tell you that I took the photograph somewhere between the town of Chloride and the murals in the desert, on a bitterly cold day in 2002. It's going on sale today for the first time, check it out here.
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Uh, oh. You are hitting upon one of the tenderest spots in my heart: A road trip across the American desert states. Not a passing fancy, but a lifelong passion born of childhood vacations in the 1960's. This topic still fuels my daydreams and drives many of my interests. Your photographs already take me to that nostalgic and creative place, so I can't wait to see what you have done with the best of my own backyard. Bring it on, Cowboy.
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