60s suburban aesthetic

I’ve been waking up to 5 am to shoot every morning and I think it’s paying off

What defines the American Dream? And can you find it in a suburban home?

Los Angeles County, California

straker1980: “ I just flashed back to my childhood so hard my head hurts. ”

Vintage photographs available as fine-art prints or digital stock images

My photographs serve as modern dioramas of our new natural history. Within these scenes I explore our paradoxical relationship with the "wild" and how our conflicting impulses continue to evolve and alter the behavior of both humans and animals. We at once seek connection with the mystery and freedom of the natural world, yet we continually strive to tame the wild around us and compulsively control the wild within our own nature. Within my work I examine the primal issues of comfort…

© Original 35mm Kodachrome transparency

1950s SUBURBAN SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE DRIVEWAY GARAGE

Escondido, California I bought a huge lot of slides at a local antique shop. Unfortunately, most of them are very uninteresting. There are a few shots of a parade in Escondido and a few of Disneyland, though.