#small roads

[marcherren]

On the road again...

shot with a 1950s Stafetta Duo Box Camera on Ilford HP5+

[kinodiario]

small roads - James Benning [2011] USA

[lil-wild-child]

Arachova, Greece

[wernerbertzog]

This is pretty self-explanatory. Lengthy static shots of mostly empty roads across America, only the surrounding noise accompanying the image. But somehow its a strangely enveloping experience and one of the most calming and atmospheric. I think having some music accompanying it helped, but there's just the simplicity of just watching a landscape and seeing the little details: the passing clouds, the sound of the wind, a car or two passing by maybe even a wandering person. The appeal for James Benning's work is very specific but I think its something I can absolutely get behind.

[rachelmuellerlust]

"You Name It" Area Backroads

“You Name It” Area Backroads

When Andy and I lived together in Santa Cruz, California in 1986-1988, one of our favorite TV shows was the Bay Area Backroads. Jerry Graham was the host of KRON-TV’s Bay Area Backroads from 1985 – 1993. (It turns out that the show continued non-stop until 2008 with Doug McConnell as the host after Jerry Graham retired.) Jerry would head out to some area in the greater Bay Area near San Francisco…

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[sesiondemadrugada]

Small Roads (James Benning, 2011).

[truckingspace]

Opponents maintain that efforts to raise truck weight limits in Maine and Vermont are part of the trucking industry’s strategy to lobby for bigger and heavier trucks in all states. After a one-year hiatus, heavy trucks are again rumbling through

Opponents maintain that efforts to raise truck weight limits in Maine and Vermont are part of the trucking industry’s strategy to lobby for bigger and heavier trucks in all states. After a one-year hiatus, heavy trucks are again rumbling through

[iknowthefuture]

Small Roads (James Benning, 2011)