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May 05, 2006
Roadside Memorials
I've been thinking about starting an on-going photoessay on roadside memorials. You know, those places where people have died in accidents and their survivors put up tributes? There are several around here, and some of them get pretty elaborate. I want to record these monuments to unnecessary loss.
Two days ago, I drove past a fairly large one between Moscow and Pullman. It reminded me of the project. And then I recognized the inherent difficulty in a photoessay about the aftermath of wrecks. Many of them happen because of the state of the road; blind corners, hidden intersections, etc. And getting out of the safety of my car to take pictures would put me in a potentially unsafe place with no protection from the same conditions that might have caused the lethal accidents in the first place.
I think perhaps I shall ponder the project for a bit longer before I undertake it.
Posted by sally at May 5, 2006 10:09 AM
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