What was once a thriving putt putt golf course in a small Alabama community, is now a lonely place for lizards. As I walked the overgrown course, lizards scurried about the place every other step I took. Amazingly, I did not see any snakes, only lizards.
The population of this small town where the putt putt course once merely survived... 2,800 residents.
This photo was taken at a vacant motel in Florida. This is a half empty pool adorned by signs posted by the Florida Health Department warning visitors not to swim. A lone Bible, possibly once in a bedside motel room drawer, is seen on the edge of the pool.
This was taken at an abandoned / vacant apartment complex one block away from the beach in Florida. The entire place looked like a ghost town. It was evident that someone or possibly multiple people, had been living inside the vacant apartments even though there was no water or electric services.
Inside the individual units, mold was on the ceiling and walls and weeds were creeping into the lower units. Broken glass was seen throughout the complex. The neighboring motel in the background also sat unoccupied.
Every woman that walked by was offered these flowers by this man. However, he never spoke to anyone, he simply held the flowers up as a gesture... do you want these?
He said, "I don't have any family in Nashville, but I live here." I asked, "So, what are you going to do?" He then perked up and said, "I'm moving to California, that's where my daughter and grand-kids are."
This local musician placed an entire drum set on the sidewalks of downtown Nashville. As I have said before, that is the cool thing about Nashville... the music.
In a big city you see everything... or sometimes very little.
It was a beautiful day. People were walking all over the park, throwing Frisbee, football and baseball. This man was fast asleep under a large Maple Tree.
Woman: "You can't take his picture, it's called freedom of speech!"
Man getting arrested: "Don't take my picture, dude, don't take my picture!"
Police officer making the arrest: "Man, come on, would you want your picture taken if you were getting arrested out in the street?"
Me: "I take street photography and I document life and what takes place in America."
Woman: "You can't take his damn picture, it's called freedom of speech!"
Me: "Freedom of speech?"
I whisper: "It won't mean a thing in 100-years."
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” ― Eleanor Roosevelt
How many times have you driven past a motel and asked the question, “I wonder what goes on in there day to day?” “Why are there always cars parked in front of that place all day long?”
We have heard about stories of prostitution in some motels, we have seen police reports from others in Rutherford County outlining drug arrests, rapes and robberies. One thing we haven’t done is to simply walk up to some of these motels and knock on the doors to find out what really goes on behind the dirty windows and dusty curtains. So we did just that to share with you some of the stories that we heard from behind the doors (hear and read the story here).
This story is featured with interviews on WGNSradio.com.
See our past random knocks on doors HERE.
The face of a U.S. Air Force Veteran who served our country proudly.
Birds chirping, cars passing and a temperature of 80. This woman was sitting outside under a tree wearing a wool coat, sound asleep with her head on her Bible.
"I am more afraid of alcohol than of all the bullets of the enemy." - Stonewall Jackson
This was shot on a very busy street in downtown Nashville at 9:30 PM.
This man did not utter a single word or sound... Just the pose above.
As I heard my shutter close and the flash snap in a dark alley of Nashville, Tennessee, this man said, "What's this all about?"
As I approached and put the camera to his face, he stated, "My father was an avid photographer, he had all sorts of stuff."
I shot this at night using my flash. It made for an interesting shot, I think.
This is why I love street photography. You can capture real life things happening as they happen. We froze this moment of time. This was taken in Nashville, TN at about 9PM.