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mixed message

Photography

Photography

mixed message

mixed message

experimenting with blue-cast kono color ISO 8 film, shown here is a chain-link fence around a disused industrial parking lot with a large handmade sign reading VEHICLES ENTER HERE. however, a small mass-produced sign warns that unauthorized vehicles will be towed, so that is discouraging.

SRK

SRK

more blue kono ISO 8—my spouse under a bridge.

hilltop

hilltop

a woven wire structure with a firepit in the center seen from downhill. this is another ISO 8 film image.

skyline

skyline

from within the fire circle in the previous image, a harbor and the skyline are visible.

blocks

blocks

blue kono ISO 8 close-up image of scuffed and weathered concrete blocks roughly a third of a meter square each, with rusted iron chains and brackets.

bucky bird

bucky bird

a black and white photograph of an ornate three-tiered ornamental memorial fountain in an urban park (buckingham fountain in chicago) with a bird caught in flight against the sky

duck

duck

a black and white photograph of a dead mallard duck in tall dry autumn grass. beads of rain water dot the bird’s feathers.

a function of memory

a function of memory

a black and white double-exposure showing an early 20th-century urban park pavilion structure with columns in strong angled sun, superimposed with a sky full of looming trees for a completely overgrown feeling.

go e-z

go e-z

a square-format black and white photograph of a sign for a mechanic shop called GO E-Z, against a cloudy sky.

tyler elbows

tyler elbows

black and white photograph of a jumble of cast iron sewer pipe elbow junctions seen from fairly close up, emphasizing the dark interiors, circular openings and rivet holes, and the smooth curves.

pots & pans

pots & pans

track & saplings

track & saplings

from the bridge

from the bridge

snow fence

snow fence

van buren drive in

van buren drive in

where am i

where am i

monumental

monumental

this place is mine

this place is mine

flirt

flirt

sports

sports

knee deep

knee deep

in the forest

in the forest

The above images are all the work of Jay Besemer, and are not available for use without permission. Please use the contact form on this website to inquire about possible use of these images, availability of original works for purchase or other image-related questions. Thank you!

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