Hwy 2
Sometimes the most familiar places become the most unknown.
“Corona Skies.” Digital photograph. August 2020.
Long car rides are one of my favorite things. I think about the places I pass by and imagine what it’d be like if I had lived there. I sometimes catch glimpses of people in their cars and wonder where they are going and where they are from. Minnesota Highway 2 connects a good portion of my semi-frequent trips from the cities to my family’s cabin in the north woods. To capture it behind the camera invoked a sense of nostalgia — these roads I knew subconsciously but to see them still without motion was an odd feeling. I sensed this longing to understand these places of mystery, these places of imagination passing by. I longed to see the most familiar places with a new perspective.
“Cromwell, MN.” Digital Photograph. August 2020.
“The Bend in the Road.” Digital photograph. August 2020.
“The Farm.” Digital photograph. August 2020.
“Gas Station.” Digital photograph. August 2020.
“Speed Away Red.” Digital photograph. August 2020.
“Grand Rapids, MN.” Digital photograph. August 2020.
“Tracks Outside Cromwell.” Digital photograph. August 2020.
“The Wires.” Digital photograph. August 2020.
“Green Trains.” Digital photograph. August 2020.
All photographs were taken using a Fujifilm XT-200.
