This is a setup.

Literally. This shot was set up. It’s not an abandoned car in the desert.

Five years ago I agreed to be part of a music video shoot for my friend Dan Newman. I flew out to meet him in Philadelphia I think and then we drove all the way to Amarillo and back over the course of like five days although I think it might have been less.

We barely slept, we stayed in terrible motels, we drank excellent coffee and ate pretty shitty food. I took a weird Yashica TLR with me and pointed it at a couple things along the way. This was my most successful image. You can see me “waking up” in it if you click the video below. I can’t click the video below because watching it makes me cringe. But you go ahead, have a laugh at my expense.