On My Way to Anywhere: Urbanphotomag

Andrew Wurster, a fellow Flickr photographer who also publishes a blog called Urbanphotomag, has apparently been a fan of my abandoned couch photos for some time. So he asked me to write a brief blog post and include a few photos from my collection, and here's the result. Enjoy, if you're interested!

Approach the Bench

I love those abandoned couches, sofas found in strange and incongruous settings. Combine a Sofa Free with bright, late afternoon sunlight and some deep shadows and you've got a winning formula for some Shadow Shot Sunday fun. Let's see if some of these fine folk don't agree.

In My Neighborhood: Sidewalk Gourmet

Sharing his meal with an abandoned couch.

They Like Me. They Really Like Me.

My obsession with abandoned couches has caught some notice over at the offices of local news blog SFist. Today they're running a feature with a whole mess of my images, plus some of my own words talking about why I do it. Check it out, kids.

Vertical and Horizontal

A pigeon checks out a couple of abandoned couches with different slants on life. This Shadow Shot Sunday image may be somewhat suggestive to those with a wicked imagination; check with some of these people.

In My Neighborhood: Code Red

Ran across this scene at Polk and Cedar as I got home from work last night. I would have been happy with just the couch; the drama with the paramedics was gravy.

Sofa by the Side of the Road

I get very excited whenever I see an abandoned couch; I just have to stop and take a few minutes to shoot it. When I was in SoCal last week, I got my good friend Mike so well-trained that he would immediately stop (or even make a U-turn if necessary) whenever he saw one on the side of the road so I could capture it. This shot in particular, taken in Desert Hot Springs after a long day Jeeping through Joshua Tree, is immensely appealing to me.