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September 1st, 2008:

Lost America: Night Photography of the Abandoned West – Troy Paiva

ROY'S 2008 First time I tried to shoot this classic Amboy, California sign in at night, the owner chased me off with a shotgun. This time, there wasn't a soul to be found. © Troy Paiva

My buddy Alex Richman (Sidewalk Photography) turned me on to Paiva’s remarkable & haunting site Lost America. In correspondence with Paiva, he asked that I mention that his images are now available in the new Chonicle Book (SF)Night Vision – The Art of Urban Exploration – released July 2008 – can be bought at Amazon.com.

Labor Day Feature Fade: Richard Coda – Greetings from Flagstaff, AZ

//rcodaphotography.blogspot.com  Enjoy!  Rich

Hi Frank... I enjoy reading your blog. Attached is a photo I took in NYC before moving to Scottsdale, AZ. It’s from November 2002. I was going to Photo Expo at Jacob Javitz and walked around a little before and and found this. I enjoy taking photographs of old ads with my large format cameras. Enjoy! Rich

Serta Mattresses - Flagstaff, AZ - © Richard Coda

Serta Perfect Sleeper Mattress, Babbitt's - Flagstaff, AZ - © Richard Coda

Safeway - Flagstaff, AZ - © Richard Coda

Safeway - Flagstaff, AZ - © Richard Coda

We Deliver - Flagstaff, AZ - © Richard Coda

Babbitt's - We Deliver - Flagstaff, AZ - © Richard Coda

Mission Ice Cream - Flagstaff, AZ - © Richard Coda

Mission Ice Cream & Frozen Bars - Flagstaff, AZ - © Richard Coda

Mission Ice Cream - Flagstaff, AZ - © Richard Coda

Mission Ice Cream & Frozen Bars - Flagstaff, AZ - © Richard Coda

Hotel Monte Vista - Flagstaff, AZ - © Richard Coda

Hotel Monte Vista - Flagstaff, AZ - © Richard Coda

Hotel Monte Vista - Flagstaff, AZ - © Richard Coda

Hotel Monte Vista - Flagstaff, AZ - © Richard Coda

Color images are digital (Fuji S2 or Nikon D300)
BW images are all from 8×10” film, except Safeway, which is from 4×5” film.

Other examples of Richard Coda’s work are at www.rcodaphotography.com and his blog at rcodaphotography.blogspot.com.