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In the old days, there were roving bands of feral cowgirls terrorizing the hills near Jacumba, California—armed with Fortunately, their mommies were equipped with Baby Brownies, and they captured the raw exuberance of the era, with a good supply of 127 film and their persuasive powers to cajole these bandits to pose for the camera.
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Cruising around what used to be the outskirts of El Paso, I was looking for 7405 Catalpa Lane (where I had spent formative teenage years), and there was this normal-looking tract house with some rather abnormal but proud topiary out front. I shot it, of course; I couldn't resist. Then I looked at the house number. 7405! My house! What have they done! |
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LINKS • Gale Zucker is a clear-eyed and wonderful editorial photographer, with a very snazzy website. • James Velvet, also clear-eyed, writes and sings what he sees and knows. • Martha Cooper has a great collection of "Kodak Girls"--advertising images of female fotogs roaming the world and taking pictures. • Joe Gerhard transforms everything he sees into black-and-white gold, AND he updates his photoblog daily! • The Friends of the Farm River Estuary are fighting a good battle to keep a threatened Connecticut waterway clean and productive. |
Now, the new spray-can gangs have taken over the territory, dedicating their efforts to Jesus. The feral cowgirls have gone on to shooting other things.