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Tag Archives: 1982
Lee-Locke Tombstone
Here’s another Photo Elective shot I took in South Jersey back in 1982. My camera was focused and my mind fixed upon the subject of death and decay because I was a horror film fanatic at the time, and I … Continue reading
Posted in News, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, analog, black and white, graveyard, Green Cemetery, Joe Williams, New Jersey, USA, vintage
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All that remains
As I was processing the scan of this film negative I sort of remembered what I was trying to do with these art school photos back in 1982. I had an idea where I was playing off graveyards for people … Continue reading
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, analog, black and white, Joe Williams, junk, junkyard, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, USA, vintage, Westville
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Chinatown Express
This is one of my photo elective photos, but it was not shot in the Southern New Jersey town where I lived with my parents. This time I went wandering around the City of Brotherly Love just across the Delaware … Continue reading
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Asian, Chinatown, Chinatown Express, Chinese, city, film, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, urban, vintage, Willceau
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Broadway & Olive Circa 1982
Here’s another shot of the shop formerly known as Smiles. I have posted about this shop before, but this is a different view. This is the corner of Broadway and Olive Street circa 1982.
Posted in Blast from the Past, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, analog, black and white, Joe Williams, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, phone booth, photography, scan, Smiles, store, USA, vintage, Westville
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Throwback Thursday
A self-portrait circa 1982. This is yet another Photo Elective shot. I’m not sure if this was to finish off a roll of film or was part of an assignment. I’ve heard other people from art school mention a self-portrait … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Joe Williams, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, photography, USA, vintage, Westville
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The Lone Boxcar
Here’s a series of my photo elective shots I took while wandering the “wilds” of Westville, New Jersey trying to find a subject or composition that would please my photography teacher and get me a passing grade. It seems that … Continue reading
Posted in The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, 35mm, abandoned, analog, black and white, boxcar, debris, deserted, Joe Williams, New Jersey, photography, rust belt, sad, train, USA, vintage, Westville
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